Touring the Keetmanshoop Museum

History is something to be cherished and what better way to preserve knowledge, stories and ancient items than in a museum?

The Keetmanshoop Museum is situated inside the old Rhenish Missionary Church and contains vast information on the inhabiting Nama community, founders of the church and early European settlers.

Ancient household items are stocked inside the museum and showcase a time when life was simpler.

In 1930, the European community at Keetmanshoop decided to break away from their African neighbours and build their own church. The original Rhenish Mission church was used only by the African members of the town until 1961. It then fell into a period of decay until 1978, when it was converted into a museum. It was fully restored in 1985 by the Keetmanshoop municipality, who then rented it from the Rhenish Mission Society.

The church was proclaimed a national monument on 9 June 1978. YouthPaper took some snaps in the museum.

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