The 7th Annual Nama Cultural Festival 2026 is taking place from 28 May to 31 May and features a packed programme celebrating Nama heritage including hosting Traces of Violence, an art exhibition, at the Westdene Stadium in Keetmanshoop.
During April, the same exhibition was also held in Lüderitz and Mariental.
The Organisers said the exhibition is intended to educate the nation about the history of the Nama people, which remains one of the festival’s key pillars, creating an important platform for dialogue, reflection and collective memory. “Traces of Violence is a powerful visual essay and art exhibition by Marcelo Brodsky, developed in collaboration with the Nama Traditional Leaders Association (NTLA) and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR).”
They explained that the exhibition examines the 1904-1908 genocide of the Ovaherero and Nama people by the German Empire, featuring spatial research by Forensic Architecture that reconstructs the Shark Island concentration camp in Luderititz, as well as camps in Windhoek and Swakopmund. “The Festival will also have traditional activities, performances, music and exhibitions.”
