German Fort & Museum

Namibia


Historical settler history is depicted here through some fascinating black-and-white photos. The Himba, Kavango and Mbanderu collections of artefacts and photographs are also interesting, as is the history of research into the area’s rock art. It’s a huge museum; put a couple of hours aside at least.

The 1896 fort in which the museum is housed was enlarged several times in the early 20th century and in 1922 a large limestone extension was added.

Later the building served as a boarding school, but in 1968 it fell into disuse.


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