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Information about projects of the Living Culture Foundation Namibia...
Successful work in Namibia
The active members of the Living Culture Foundation Namibia, which were in Namibia for the past six months have been very successful in finding new partners for the cultural network. Presently six new projects are in the making:
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The currently developing
Actors of the Mafwe Museum
The development of a Damara Museum
Hans a highly motivated Damara, who lives in close vicinity to the well know rock engravings at Twyfelfontein (declared World Heritage Site in 2007), is presently busy building a museum. His aim is to present the almost forgotten and lost culture of his ancestors. He has been working on the establishment of a museum for a couple of years already and has recently heard of the LCFN and contacted us immediately. We are happy to be able to support him and to be given the chance to maybe preserve important parts of the Damara culture. LCFN member Kathrin Gebhardt has met with Hans and members of the community in „Damaraland“ to explain and discuss the concept of the Living Museums and to secure some support for Hans within the community. We hope that the community will realise the opportunities given by a Living Museum in the area and that the museum can officially open next year!!
The beginning of the Damara Museum
Some other projects of the cultural network are still at the very beginning of their development:
1. The LCFN Team is currently working with some Kavango people living in Katutura to start a traditional sing and dance group.
2. Werner Pfeifer and Freca Menzel are busy writing a concept for the development of a training centre with the Mafwe in the Caprivi Strip.
3. Mr. Andersson from southern Namibia is working with LCFN on a concept to present the history of his family, which originated from a marriage between a Swedish man and a Nama women.
4. Furthermore we are busy with developing a Kavango Living Museum close to Rundu in nothern Namibia at the Okavango River. In this case the museum will present the exciting culture of the Kavango and Lutjazi.
Establishment of the partner association LCN e.V.
On 28.07.2007 we established the Living Culture
An outlook on 2008
While the LCN e.V. will be busy with public relations and the collections of donations in
In 2008 a San pictorial will be developed to grant insight into the world of Namibias first Living Museum. This pictorial will illustrate the live of contrasts of Ju/’Hoansi Bushmen in
The LCFN will for the first time have a photo competition in spring 2008. The best pictures regarding the topic „Cultures in
November 2007 - 1. Volume - Issue 1
