The development of a new Living Hunter's Museum close to Tsumkwe
After the Living Hunter’s Museum at /Xa//oba had to be closed in January, the idea emerged to make a new start together with !Amace N!Aici. !Amace N!Aici is a Ju/’Hoansi who has been involved in the work of Living Museums since 2004 and therefore brings many years of experience to the project. At present, he runs a small craft shop in Tsumkwe and also works as a Bushman guide. At the same time, he has the strong wish to establish his own village in the wilderness and help build up a new Living Museum.
One of the main reasons for this decision is the increasing social problems in Tsumkwe, particularly alcohol abuse and domestic violence, which place a heavy burden on everyday life in the settlement. His own family has also been affected: several relatives struggle with alcoholism, and in 2025 his daughter was raped by fellow students in Tsumkwe. Similar incidents unfortunately occur repeatedly in the area.
Against this background, !Amace N!Aici has been promised a site by the Traditional Authority and the Nyae Nyae Conservancy. The location lies about 30 kilometres northwest of Tsumkwe in remote bushland. At this place, called Di//Xao#oa, a new Living Hunter’s Museum is planned. The project is not intended to involve only members of his immediate family, but also members of the community from the nearby village of Kaptein Pos. For this reason, a first project meeting with the community took place there today.
LCFN project work with !Amace
In the morning of the 25 February 2026 we first visited the home of !Amace N!Aici north of Tsumkwe and unloaded the animal skins we had brought from Windhoek. These will later be used for the production of traditional clothing. Afterwards we returned to Tsumkwe to buy tea and sugar as a small gift for the meeting in Kaptein Pos. Together with !Amace, his wife Beh and five of their children, we then travelled to Kaptein Pos. The route follows the gravel road from Tsumkwe towards Grootfontein for about 22 kilometres and then continues another five kilometres north on a good bush track to Kaptein Pos.
Upon arrival, we presented the concept of a Living Museum in detail to the assembled community. The response was very encouraging: we were met with many interested, charismatic and visibly highly motivated faces. One of the few questions raised was simply when the project could begin. Overall, the meeting was very constructive and positive. At the end of the gathering, we presented four ostrich eggs as a symbolic gift to mark the start of the project.
After the meeting we continued our journey—together with six additional Bushmen from Kaptein Pos who joined us in the back of the vehicle—along adventurous bush tracks to the site where !Amace plans to establish his village, the Living Hunter’s Museum and a small campsite. The location lies about six kilometres northwest of Kaptein Pos on a dune near a scenic depression in the landscape. Numerous tracks of elephants, oryx and kudu were visible in the surrounding area. Overall, the place appears very promising for the establishment of a Living Museum and a nature-based campsite.
Several people from Kaptein Pos, as well as !Amace N!Aici himself, are considering moving their main residence to this new location. However, the access road will need to be improved. In addition, clear signage and targeted marketing measures will be necessary to ensure that visitors and tourists can find their way there in the future.
At this remote location, a truly unique wilderness experience could be created for visitors. We are therefore optimistic that the establishment of a new Living Hunter’s Museum at this site can succeed and develop successfully in the long term.
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