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Programs & Rates

1. Short program  (± 1,5 h)

You will get an introduction into our traditional life and you will learn a bit about our historic craftmanship. Follow us on a short bushwalk and enjoy the singing and dancing afterwards.

  • N$ 220.00 / Person

2. Spend a day with us (± 4 h)

Experience the daily routine in our traditional life by joining us for a whole day. Try to make fire, stamp the mahangu and taste our traditional food. You will learn about some of our traditional craftsmanship (weaving, forging an arrow point, making jewellery, bows, arrows, spears etc.). Follow us on a bushwalk and get an impression about how we used to hunt and fish. Enjoy the evening around our camp fire with singing, dancing and games.

  • N$ 380.00 / Person 

3. Our present village (± 1,5 h)

Meet our friendly people on a guided walk through our village and see how we live today.

  • N$ 110.00 / Person


Other

Camping:

  • For the adventurous there is a basic bushcamp which consists of a cleared area, where tents can be pitched – there is no water and electricity but a dry toilet. At the moment the costs are N$ 60 per person per night and N$ 10 for a bundle of fire wood.

Craftshop:

  • At the Living Museum there is a craftshop where you can buy crafts, jewellery and common tools of the Mafwe. You will support the whole community of Singalamwe, the village where most of the actors of the Living Museum live. Everyone from Singalamwe - not only the actors of the Living Museum - is encouraged to produce crafts for the craftshop to generate an extra income for the whole community.

Professional filming (documentaries, movies, etc.):

  • N$ 8800.00 - up to 2 days unlimited filming even if you only film a few hours.
  • N$ 2200.00 - for every further day.
  • More information about filming in Namibia

Child policy:

  • Children from 0 – 2 years are free of charge.
  • Children from 3 – 12 years pay half price.

Namibian student groups:

  • Namibian student groups only pay half of above prices
  • Up to 4 teachers (group leaders) are free of charge, but others pay the student price.
  • All groups must prove their Namibian origin to qualify for the reduced price.
  • Our Living Museum is a private educational institution without any external financial aid. As we need to pay our actors we are not able to reduce prices below this offer.

Latest News

20 November 2023
During the last project tour, the idea of a traditional workshop at the Mbunza Living Museum came about. The aim of the workshop was to improve traditional craft techniques that originally played a role in the respective traditional cultures and are ...
04 October 2023
The Living Culture Foundation Namibia is organizing a traditional workshop and music festival for all Living Museums from Monday, October 30, 2023 to Friday, November 3, 2023. The workshop will take place at the Mbunza Living Museum, approximately 15...
12 April 2023
The employees and patients of the dialysis clinics in Tangermünde and Genthin handed over a donation of €4,000 to Dr. Ralf Kühn, founding member and chairman of the board of the German-Namibian association Living Culture Namibia at his farewell party...
27 January 2023
Thanks to a very generous donation of €3,600 from Ms. Ute Schmidt-Rohr, we were able to successfully complete the first part of the water infrastructure project at the Mbunza Living Museum. A pump was installed at the Samsitu campsite very close to t...
18 November 2022
 This meeting was a "follow-up" to the previous meeting in March 2022 to assess the project progress in the development of a Herero Living Museum in Otjokavare. From our side, two things were essential. Firstly: Better communication structures m...
01 October 2022
In August 2022 we paid a visit to the Mafwe at the Living Museum in the northern part of Namibia to, among other things, install a new road sign. The erection of the sign had become necessary because the Mafwe had moved two years ago and some of the ...