We wished we had more time here. It is a small museum packed full of fascinating exhibits about a wide range of topics, all very well laid out and explained.

  Quirky little museum that covers the history of Swakopmund - This is a small museum right next to the Swakopmund beach. It shows a glimpse of life in the early 20th century. Many of the items were collected by its... read more founder, a German doctor. There are some stuffed animals and a period Landrover. You can also learn about the history of the different peoples in Namibia. It is well worth an hour's visit.

  A lot to see in not a big museum 🙂 - In a building of just "quite a moderate" size, I would give much credits to the curators of this museum for making the most of the available floor space with... read more the number of items for really a "pretty comprehensive" history of this small city & the area around it: the traditional native life in villages & such as seen in enlarged photos & various materials for day-to-day livelihood; the European settlement just over a hundred years ago at about the turn of the previous century which is actually kind of "creatively displayed" by means of some re-created commercial spaces (like a pharmacy & a dental clinic) and also home spaces (like a living room & a kitchen); the wildlife of the area around the city which is the "central display" of this museum with really a great number of these "life-like & life-sized" stuffed animals taking up a big area of the main room of the museum (where apart from those animals are also gemstones of the area, "sizeable miniature" models with one of the city's beginning when a group of German soldiers first landed on the shore at the site of the city & another model for like a big cattle drive, and colonial memorabilia items from the times under both the German & the British).

And nearby, the "fairly sizeable" beach right in front of this museum is pretty much the "only beach" safe for swimming (and where I came back later for two swimming days) with all the other beaches along the long shoreline of the city "full of rocks"; and for nice "outdoor views" right around the museum are the lighthouse on a small high ground & some nice Africa-themed big art scenes on walls; and also ideal for 'souvenir shopping" while in Swakopmund is the area right around this museum with a number of both regular souvenir shops & those for like native art items.