Namibia - Germany: A Divided History

January 2004 will see the centenary of the outbreak of the Herero and Nama uprising against German colonial rule in Namibia, the former "German Southwest Africa". Eventually, the uprising was brutally put down by German colonial troops. This exhibition will document the historic and present-day links between German and Namibian culture. Between colonialism, tourism and development aid, this will provide a complex and often contradictory picture of mutual relations between the two countries.

Partners: Namibia Research Center Basel, Namibian-German Foundation Windhoek, Department of History University Windhoek
Venues: Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum Cologne, National Art Gallery Windhoek, Deutsches Historisches Museum Berlin

March 7 - October 3 2004
Ausstellung
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Köln