Independence Memorial Museum (Namibia)
The Independence Memorial Museum is a history museum in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It focuses on the anti-colonial resistance and the national liberation movement of Namibia.
| Independence Memorial Museum | |
|---|---|
The museum in 2017 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Historical museum |
| Coordinates | 22.5688°S 17.0881°E |
| Groundbreaking | 2011 |
| Inaugurated | 21 March 2014 |
| Height | 40 metres (130 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5 |
| Lifts/elevators | 1 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Mansudae Overseas Projects |
The museum is located on Robert Mugabe Avenue and was designed and built by Mansudae Overseas Projects, a North Korean firm. It is one of four major public works Mansudae constructed in Namibia, the other three being Heroes' Acre, Okahandja Military Museum and a new State House.
The museum's appearance has been likened to that of a potjie, as well as a coffee pot and a molar tooth. It is flanked by two statues: a statue of Namibia's first president, Sam Nujoma, and the Genocide Memorial, both also built by Mansudae.
The museum was inaugurated on March 20, 2014, the twenty-fourth anniversary of independence of the country, by President Hifikepunye Pohamba.