Independence Memorial Museum (Namibia)

Independence Memorial Museum
The museum in 2017
Map
General information
TypeHistorical museum
Coordinates22°34′08″S 17°05′17″E / 22.5688°S 17.0881°E / -22.5688; 17.0881
Groundbreaking2011
Inaugurated21 March 2014
Height40 metres (130 ft)
Technical details
Floor count5
Lifts/elevators1
Design and construction
Architecture firmMansudae Overseas Projects
Sam Nujoma Statue in the Independence Memorial Museum
Independence Memorial Museum, Aerial view (2017)

The Independence Memorial Museum is a history museum in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It focuses on the anti-colonial resistance and the national liberation movement of Namibia.[1]

The museum is located on Robert Mugabe Avenue and was designed and built by Mansudae Overseas Projects, a North Korean firm.[2] It is one of four major public works Mansudae constructed in Namibia, the other three being Heroes' Acre, Okahandja Military Museum and a new State House.[2]

The museum's appearance has been likened to that of a potjie,[2] as well as a coffee pot[3] and a molar tooth.[4] It is flanked by two statues: a statue of Namibia's first president, Sam Nujoma, and the Genocide Memorial, both also built by Mansudae.[2]

The museum was inaugurated on March 20, 2014,[1] the twenty-fourth anniversary of independence of the country, by President Hifikepunye Pohamba.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Independence Memorial Museum". Museums Association of Namibia. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Hall, Nick (December 9, 2022). "Empty lots and baboon feces: North Korea's monuments in Namibia — in photos". NK News. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. ^ Weylandt, Max (July 13, 2016). "Namibia, North Korea Relations Strained?". All Africa. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. ^ "SMSes for Monday 24 October 2011". The Namibian. October 24, 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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