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The Walvis Bay Museum (housed within the town library) documents the town’s layered history: its unusual status as a British
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Namibia’s premier marine aquarium — a walk-through tunnel surrounded by sharks, stingrays, rays and a spectacular variety of Namibian sea
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Established in 1951, the Swakopmund Museum is Namibia’s largest privately run museum — an ambitious collection covering the country’s natural
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Comprehensive museum covering the town’s natural history, diamond rush history, indigenous Nama and Topnaar people, local fishing industry and colonial
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Local history museum covering Otjiwarongo’s development, the indigenous Herero and Ovambo peoples, colonial era and the region’s wildlife heritage. Displays
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Museum and memorial complex in Outapi covering Namibia’s liberation war in Ovamboland. Military equipment, personal testimonies and photographs. Memorial to
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Small but fascinating museum covering the six Kavango peoples, their traditions, crafts, fishing culture and relationship with the Okavango River.
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5-storey glass and copper museum on Robert Mugabe Ave tracing Namibia’s journey from pre-colonial life through the German genocide of
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Museum covering the South African Border War (Bush War) from Namibia’s perspective. Military vehicles, uniforms, weapons and personal accounts of
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Two-campus national museum covering natural history and independence history. Key cultural stop in Windhoek.
