LCFN and the 5 Living Museums have been members of the MAN – Museums Association of Namibia. In 2014 we were able to place applications for funds to support our LCFN foals and aims. These aplications have been processed and at the end of 2014 we received donations for LCFN, the Living Museum of the Mafwe and the Ju/’Hoansi.
At the beginning of 2015 all of the 5 Living Museums supported by LCFN received new sign boards. The old boards have been exposed to the elements for so long that some of them weren’t even legible anymore. As the Living Museums are not only visited by guided tours but also receive a lot of self-driving guests clear signposting is of high importance.
In July the LCFN office in Windhoek was visited by Andrea Pérez-Mora who visited three Living Museums in Namibia, to write her thesis: "Potentials of a south-south cooperation between civil society organizations in Namibia and Ecuador in the field of environment and minority rights".
During the last year we often had the feedback that the visit in both Living Museums of the Ju/‘Hoansi had been fantastic, but much too short. Many guests had wished for an even deeper insight into the life of the San and many could imagine to actually spend a couple of days with the San in order to experience their traditional way of life.
In 2013 some positive developments could be registered at the Mbunza Living Museum, which has been operating since 2011. Whilst only few visitors found their way to the museum at Rundu in 2012, the numbers increased well in 2013 and the Mbunzas are very satisfied. The young members of the museum were able to learn a lot from the elders and so the art of black smiting, pottery and much more has improved. Also the wealth of knowledge is increasing daily.
In 2010 LCFN had already tried to convince a group of Ovahimba of the concept of the Living Museums. After initial successes and a very positive response friction rose within the project group and problems occurred with the local tourist guides (as we reported). Now another project group found us, this time from Purros, a small community situated at the beautiful Hoarusib River in Namibia’s north-west.
In 2013 the Living Museums have joined the official Museums Association of Namibia (MAN). This umbrella group represents all museums and supports the continuous development of museums by financial and organisational means, project trainings (for example in financial administration) and it offers a professional network with other organisations.
Furthermore the Living Museums are now part of EXARC, a reputable international platform and archaeological collection, which unifies four networks under its umbrella: Subjects are Archaeological Open-Air Museums, Experimental Archaeology, Ancient Technology and Interpretation. Consiting of more than 200 members in 30 countries the opportunity of a professional network, through which we can establish good contacts for future projects is given.
Today the 09th August 2013 marks the day of the indigenous peoples. This day was proclaimed by the general assembly of indigenous peoples in 1994 and intends to strengthen and to protect the rights of indigenous peoples.
On this note we hope that the rights of all indigenous peoples worldwide, who in most cases represent minorities and are often endangered fringe groups, will finally be respected from the governments.
The museums association of Tangermünde donated 1000 € to the Living Culture Namibia e.V. Thank you very much. The museums association of Tangermünde together with the town Tangermünde had organized the International Day of Museums in Tangermünde on 18.05.2014, which has been a very successful project of public relations in Germany.
ON 08 September 2014 two of our members in Germany had organized a presentation about the traditional culture of the San. Werner Pfeifer was having a speach about the San, afterwards traditional craft and some DVDs about the Living Museums were sold - all income for work of the Living Culture Foundation Namibia.
In 2014 the Living Culture Foundation (LCFN) has a big anniversary to celebrate: Ten years of operations of the Living Museum of the Ju/’Hoansi-San in Grashoek.
The project started in 2004, initiated and motivated by the Namibian tour guide and survival-operator Werner Pfeifer, who was actually looking for the Devil’s Claw plant in the area. The San of Grashoek impressed Werner and he told them about his work as Stone-Age expert in European Living Museums. The people from Grashoek showed great interest and started a first attempt to build such a Living Museum according to the European example with their own traditional knowledge.
At the end of July 2012 we celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Living Culture Foundation Namibia. Our young organisation of voluntary members has done a lot during these five eventful years. The most obvious result: 5 very differing museums throughout Namibia, which all follow the same goal: To preserve the tradition and culture of the people of Namibia and to pass it on to younger generations.
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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