Tsumeb Museum

Tsumeb Museum

learning more about bushmen, colonies and independence in a small town in Namibia
Tsumeb Museum - learning more about bushmen, colonies and independence in a small town in Namibia

Location: 

President Street, Tsumeb, Namibia

Duration: 

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Journey: 

South West Africa

Personal highlights

  1. Museum: from indigenous bushmen to colonial powers and independence
  2. Exhibition: equally impressive collection like Das Alte Fort in Grootfontein
  3. German West Africainfo-icon: German colony only for a brief period of time (1884-1919)
  4. Namibiainfo-icon: home of many German immigrants, you still hear German in the streets
  5. Lake Otjiko: deep lake nearby, where the Germans sank their canons (missed)

Image sources

  1. Souvenirs in the streets
  2. Entrance to the Museum
  3. Rebuilt Bushmen Scene 
  4. Intestines of an old Phone 
  5. German Canon

You might also like

Independence Memorial

Independence Memorial - celebrating independence with an artsy museum and a stunning restaurant high above Windhoek
celebrating independence with an artsy museum and a stunning restaurant high above Windhoek

Maputo Railway Station CFM

Maputo Railway Station CFM - diving into history at one of the 10 most beautiful railway stations in the world
diving into history at one of the 10 most beautiful railway stations in the world

Sapmi Park

Sapmi Park - learning everything about the Sami people of northenr Scandinavia
learning everything about the Sami people of northenr Scandinavia

Ratchadamnoen Art Center

Ratchadamnoen Art Center - a fusion of contemporary art and an informative ASEAN exhibition
a fusion of contemporary art and an informative ASEAN exhibition

The Great Synagogue

The Great Synagogue - an important religious and historic landmark in Budapest
an important religious and historic landmark

Garies Rock Carvings

Garies Rock Carvings - exploring remote and mostly unidentified symbols on old flat rocks in the Namib Desert
exploring remote and mostly unidentified symbols on old flat rocks in the Namib Desert

Tunnel of Hope

Tunnel of Hope - when a small tunnel is the last hope
when a small tunnel is the last hope

San Augustin

San Augustin - one of the first baroque Spanish churches built in the Philippines
one of the first baroque Spanish churches built in the Philippines

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum - passing by the resting place of the former leader without entering
passing by the resting place of the former leader without entering

Duwisib Castle

Duwisib Castle - finding a German pseudo-medieval castle in the middle of the dry Namib Desert
finding a German pseudo-medieval castle in the middle of the dry Namib Desert