Museums and Exhibitions

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The National Museum is accommodated at three different places in central Windhoek. The Owela Display Centre (after the Owela board game) houses the zoological and general scientific collection. It is located in Lüderitz Street, sharing a building with the Windhoek Public Library. The Alte Feste Museum houses the historic collection. It is accommodated at the Alte Feste building in Robert Mugabe Avenue, next to the Independence Memorial Museum. Administration and the National Museum Library, established in 1963, are situated also on Robert Mugabe Avenue, opposite the Alte Feste. (Wikipedia)

Owela Museum (National Museum)

4 Robert Mugabe Ave

Mon – Fri: 9am-6

Sat & Sun 3-6pm

Website: www.museums.com.na
Cobbled Old Tremola Road to the St Gotthard pass. Photo is licensed under the Creative Commons
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