Dr Ian Engelbrecht is a South African scorpion and mygalomorph spider expert. He is currently working on a field guide to the scorpions of Namibia, a project involving extensive fieldwork across the country to photograph and document Namibia’s remarkable scorpion diversity. In this talk, he will introduce the fascinating world of scorpions, discuss their biology and importance, and share some of the aims, experiences and discoveries behind the Namibian field guide project.

- Presenter Dr Ian Engelbrecht
- Venue: Swakopmund Museum Lecture Hall

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- Presenter Scientific Society Swakopmund & Goethe Institute Windhoek
- Venue: Swakopmund Museum Lecture Hall

Dr Gertrud Boden will present the outcome of a collaborative project with Namibian Khwe regarding the subject "Sharing Knowledge, Preserving Heritage", on 5 November 2026 at 18:00 in the Lecture Hall of the Swakopmund Museum. The Oswin Köhler Archive at the Goethe University Frankfurt houses the world’s largest collection of documents on the language and culture of the Indigenous Khwe people, most of whom live in Namibia’s Bwabwata National Park. The documents were compiled between 1959 and 1992 by Khwe sources and their scholar, the German Africanist Oswin Köhler. Over the past ten years, these materials have been further developed and adapted in collaboration with members of the Khwe community, resulting in a database that accommodates Khwe concepts, voices, and norms and that is designed to help younger generations of the Khwe learn their language and culture. The collaborative process and its results will be presented. This presentation is supported by the Institute for Foreign Relations, the German Embassy Windhoek and the Scientific Society Swakopmund. The talk will be held in English. The entrance is free, donations are welcome.

- Presenter Dr Gertrud Boden
- Venue: Swakopmund Museum Lecture Hall

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- Presenter Scientific Society Swakopmund & Goethe Institute Windhoek
- Venue: Swakopmund Museum Lecture Hall

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- Presenter Scientific Society Swakopmund & Goethe Institute Windhoek
- Venue: Swakopmund Museum Lecture Hall