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 paintings. It’s a huge museum; put a couple of hours aside at least.
The 1896 fort that the museum is housed in 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.
