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Australian Aboriginal artist Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula at work.

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Non-European Art
“We don't want to be like you”

Western art museums rarely exhibit contemporary, indigenous art. Ethnologist Mona Suhrbier believes that the art world has to rethink how it approaches the unfamiliar.

Culture
What did a Meru bride wear to her wedding?

The symbolic shedding of culture was commonplace. When Pope Pius XI organized his exposition, boxes upon boxes were shipped to Rome. The content of these boxes were objects, together with comprehensive notes on their attendant histories and how they had been acquired.

The long-time chief designer at Braun, Dieter Rams, designed a number of timeless classics – from record players to pocket calculators.

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Dieter Rams
“Design has to make things understandable”

The long-time chief designer at the German consumer products company, Braun, Dieter Rams, knew how to design industrial products unobtrusively and clearly. His creations became timeless classics and an inspiration for other technology manufacturers – for example, for Apple.

Current ProjectsTOPICS AND PROJECTS OF GOETHE-INSTITUT IN Namibia

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Data collection in Africa

Businesses in Namibia are invited to bid for a contract to collect and set the initial baseline data for a new funded cultural project across Africa. Click below for more info.

CEP 2021

The Goethe-Institut Namibia in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) are once again offering an opportunity for entrepreneurs in Namibia’s creative industry to identify business opportunities, develop the business ideas and create economic growth.

Virtually Yours

A series of online discussions – Virtual Gatherings - with honoured author Zukiswa Wanner, through which she explores contemporary African literature with authors.

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MagazineNews from culture and society in Germany and Namibia

Non-European Art
“We don't want to be like you”

Culture
What did a Meru bride wear to her wedding?

Dieter Rams
“Design has to make things understandable”

Current ProjectsTOPICS AND PROJECTS OF GOETHE-INSTITUT IN Namibia

Data collection in Africa

CEP 2021

Virtually Yours

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Poetry Session 3

Language Courses 2021

Non-European Art “We don't want to be like you”

Culture What did a Meru bride wear to her wedding?

Dieter Rams “Design has to make things understandable”

Data collection in Africa

CEP 2021

Virtually Yours

Non-European Art
“We don't want to be like you”

Culture
What did a Meru bride wear to her wedding?

Dieter Rams
“Design has to make things understandable”