Ovahimba Living Museum

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Contact

Approach and opening hours

The Living Museum is open 365 days a year from sunrise until sundown. Bookings are not necessary. Just follow the signboards that are leading to the Living Museum and you will be warmly welcomed...

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Contact

Omungunda, 42 km north of Opuwo
-17.801614, 13.691071
+264 (0) 81 838 2556 (John) / +264 (0) 81 371 3884 (John)
sebastian.duerrschmidt
Living Culture Foundation

Booking

You can book a program and the campsite at the Living Museum directly at the reception. Prebookings are not necessary / possible.

FAQ

Please also read the "Frequently Asked Questions" section.

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Latest News

27 January 2023
Mbunza infrastructure project (part 1) completed
Mbunza infrastructure project (part 1) completed
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
Project meeting for the development of a Herero Living Museum
Project meeting for the development of a Herero Living Museum
 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
Mafwe Museum sign erection and project meeting
Mafwe Museum sign erection and project meeting
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 ...
19 September 2022
Mbunza infrastructure project news
Mbunza infrastructure project news
The first stage of the water infrastructure project for the Mbunza is, thanks to a very generous donation, in the starting blocks. The access to a supply of water is one of basic human needs. However, this need is not fulfilled in many parts of Namib...
03 September 2021
Call for donations - Sustainable Infrastructure Development for the Mbunza Living Museum
Call for donations - Sustainable Infrastructure Development for the Mbunza Living Museum
We have a new infrastructure project and ask for your support. This project is about supplying the Mbunza community with clean drinking water (step 1) and creating a sustainable source of income in the form of a small campsite for visitors to the Liv...
14 August 2021
Khwe Museum pre-opening
Khwe Museum pre-opening
We are happy to announce the pre-opening of the Living Museum of the Khwe. Supported by our project partners Gebeco and Futouris e.V. we have repeatedly organized workshops and project meetings with a group of Khwe-San from Mut’icu to develop a livin...
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