Culture

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We promote cultural exchange, education and social discourse

We foster bilateral cultural exchange programs between Germany and Namibia. We initiate film series, exhibitions, concerts, seminars and festivals, always with the goal to facilitate artistic production, reception and reflection involving actors from both countries.

Feature Friday

Gift Uzera – Art as Exploration: Movement, Memory, and Identity

Movement, exploration and identity, blended into interdisciplinary art. That‘s Gift Uzera. In the first episode of our new series “Feature Friday“, we take a closer look at the artist Gift Uzera.

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Angelina "Zingerwingz" Akawa - Artist by Accident

Angelina Akawa’s artistic journey is anything but conventional. In the second episode of our new series “Feature Friday“, we follow Angie's rather accidental path to becoming an artist.

Science Film Festival Namibia 2025

The Science Film Festival returns to Namibia from October 13 to 25, 2025, with this year’s focus on the theme “Green Jobs: Shaping the Future Through Sustainable Careers.” Hosted at the Swakopmund Museum, the festival highlights how environmentally sustainable careers are making a real difference in communities across the country. The Science Film Festival Namibia 2025 is jointly organized by Goethe-Institut Namibia and the Scientific Society Swakopmund in collaboration with the Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET), and Oceans Conservation Namibia (OCN).

SSF 2025 Program(PDF, 7 MB)

Funding for Arts and Culture

Artist Residency

Residency program in Baden-Württemberg

Akademie Schloss Solitude, in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Namibia and the National Art Gallery of Namibia, is offering a residency program in Baden-Württemberg. It's aimed at artists from Namibia, working in the fields of visual and performing arts, music/sound, design, literature and art education.
Art

Henrike Grohs Art Award

In memory of Henrike Grohs, the Goethe-Institut and the Grohs family have initiated a 20,000€ prize dedicated to artists living and working in Africa.

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MuseumFutures

The pan-African project “MuseumFutures Africa” promotes a conceptual change – away from European museology, with its partially colonial approach.

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Worldwide Arts funding and residencies

The Goethe-Institut promotes art and culture in a variety of projects in Germany and abroad. You can search by genre, funding type and duration.

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Our Projects

Creative industries

Relying on its global reach, the Goethe-Institut has sought to provide support in a way that connects Namibian creatives to international players in the same industries.

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Arts x Nature

By integrating arts (film, design, drama) into conservation endeavors, the Goethe-Institut Namibia fosters a deeper connection with nature among the public, instilling a profound sense of responsibility and care for the environment.

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Remembrance and Shaping

Over the years, the Goethe-Institut Namibia has been dedicated to fostering dialogue and understanding about Namibia’s and Germanys complex and painful history, our colonial past and the process of decolonization and reconciliation through the art-based initiatives.

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