Presented by Rafael Serrallet Date 14th August 2019 Time At 6pm Place Swakopmund Museum Hall On the Evening of the 14th of August Well renowned Spanish guitarist Rafael Serrallet will be playing and entertaining the public with several classical guitar performances as we start off the celebrations of the 5th centenary of the first circumnavigation […]
Presentation: African Flowers – Wind driven plastic pollution in deserts & oceans
Topic Wind driven plastic pollution in deserts & oceans Presented by Professor Anne Mather Language English Date Tuesday 16th July 2019 Time At 6pm Place Swakopmund Museum Lecture Hall On Tuesday the 16th of July 2019 at 6pm Professor Anne Mather of the University of Plymouth will be presenting a Lecture on her research into […]
Book Launch: Embers of a Campfire
Trapped in a cave with a black mamba, pinned down by an elephant bull, charged by a buffalo at night, attacked twice on the same day by crocodiles, sitting with lions at kills at night as they feed….these are some of the adventures of one of Botswana’s oldest professional guides.Through countless encounters with wildlife in a lifetime spent out of doors, Lloyd Wilmot has survived to record some of his many adventures.
Exhibition: The Power of Emotions
Topic The Power of Emotions From Ute and Bettina Frevert Language German Date 22nd to the 26th June 2019 Time 10:00 – 17:00 hours Place Swakopmund Museum From the 22nd to the 26th of June the Swakopmund Museum will be hosting the exhibition “The Power of Emotions”. The exhibition “The Power of Emotions” was created […]
Current status of German-Namibian relations – presented by Ambassador Christian-Matthias Schlaga
Topic Status of Namibian-German relations Presented by Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Namibia,Christian-Matthias Schlaga Language English Date 4th June 2019 Time At 7pm Place Swakopmund Museum Lecture Hall On Tuesday the 4th of June at 7pm the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Namibia, Christian-Matthias Schlaga will present his views […]
Presentation: Effects of artificial lighting on Namib Desert bats
On Thursday the 11th of April at 7pm Angela Curtis from the Gobabeb Research and Training Center will present a lecture about the research into the effects of artificial light on Namib Desert bats. The speaker will be presenting in English.
Presentation: The Information Age
On Tuesday the 26th of March at 6pm, the lecture “The Information Age” by Rigo Reddig (Information Systems Engineer – IT Security) will be held in the Museum.
Entrance as always will be Free, but donations are welcome.
The Presentation will be in English and covers all manner of interesting things about the Internet and the Age of Information we live in.
It is designed, to be accessible, for anyone with a curious mind, technical experience not required.
Film: “Who Am I”
On Thursday the 14th of March at 6pm we will be showing the Film “Who am I”.
Living History: Anton von Wietersheim
Topic Die Namibische Geschichte am Beispiel einer Familie deutscher Herkunt Presented by Anton von Wietersheim Language German Date 5th March 2019 Time At 6pm Place Swakopmund Museum Lecture Hall On Day the 5th of March at 6pm Anton von Wietersheim will present a lecture about the History of his family in Namibia at the Swakopmund […]
Presentation – Tiny creatures, big jobs
Although we cannot see them, microscopic organisms cover the Namib. And like their larger relatives, these tiny creatures must find ways to tolerate the many stresses of life in a hot, dry desert.
In this talk, Robert Logan will talk about the microbes of Namib Desert, where they are, how they live in such a dry landscape, and the important role they play in the desert ecosystem overall.