Tsumeb Museum

History with an H

If you want an overview of the history of the town, the area and the geological treasures, this is the place. It is a small building, but the volume of information is too much for one visit. Allow you...

A jewel of a museum: top marks!

We only stopped in Tsumeb for the night, but our hotel was close to the museum so we went to have a look before setting off again in the morning. The visit turned out to be a highlight of our trip and...

Fascinating!

What an interesting selections of exhibits! We saw Himba, Herero and San photographs, artefacts and histories. There were other rooms containing historical mining equipment, crystals, war weapons, old...

Quaint museum

A well documented history of local tribes and history. Many works displayed and a particular interest for me was the weapons that have been recovered from Lake Otjikoto. The weapons were dumped by the...

Weapons from a previous era

If you are interested in weapons from previous wars, a visit to the Tsumeb museum is a must. Weapons were recovered from lake Otjikoto and is on display in the museum. You should also visit the lake w...