Keetmanshoop museumKaras, Namibia
Keetmanshoop museum as seen from outside 1
One of Namibia's museums, showing a history of Keetmanshoop — a city in southern Namibia named after German merchant Johann Keetman.
It is housed inside an Old Rheinish mission church that was built in 1895 — with a collection that includes some of the machinery, tools, household items, ox wagons, carts, transport methods, calculators, typewriters and weapons used in the Keetmanshoop since its foundation.
There also are exhibits on the area's indigenous people, animals, plant life, archaeology, founders of the church and the town's early settlers.
What to do thereExplore the museum, learn more about the history of Keetmanshoop, or visit other attractions nearby such as the giant's playground and the quiver tree forest.
Best time to visitAny time of the year.
Location of Keetmanshoop museumIn Urban Keetmanshoop — southern Namibia.
How to get thereBy vehicle, cycling, walking, bus.
There is an airport just outside the city, as well as a regional train station within the city.
References1. By Martin Allaire (www.martinallaire.com) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5568697
It is housed inside an Old Rheinish mission church that was built in 1895 — with a collection that includes some of the machinery, tools, household items, ox wagons, carts, transport methods, calculators, typewriters and weapons used in the Keetmanshoop since its foundation.
There also are exhibits on the area's indigenous people, animals, plant life, archaeology, founders of the church and the town's early settlers.
What to do thereExplore the museum, learn more about the history of Keetmanshoop, or visit other attractions nearby such as the giant's playground and the quiver tree forest.
Best time to visitAny time of the year.
Location of Keetmanshoop museumIn Urban Keetmanshoop — southern Namibia.
How to get thereBy vehicle, cycling, walking, bus.
There is an airport just outside the city, as well as a regional train station within the city.
References1. By Martin Allaire (www.martinallaire.com) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5568697
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