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Windhoek’s garden and collections
The National Botanical Garden keeps much of its terrain unlandscaped. Elsewhere in Windhoek, mineral and fossil collections share the city with a museum devoted to its own places and stories.
At a glance
A place worth remembering
An unlandscaped botanical garden
Most of the National Botanical Garden has not been landscaped; the ministry says this is to conserve water and present plants in their natural environment. A Desert House added in 2007 displays plants from the Namib Desert.[1]
Minerals, mines and palaeontology
The National Earth Sciences Museum on Aviation Road has three main sections: Minerals, Mines and Palaeontology. Its collection includes rocks, meteorites and fossils, and the museum calls itself the main repository for Namibian minerals, rocks, meteorites and fossils.[2]
A museum for the city itself
At Robert Mugabe Avenue and Schweringsburg Street, Windhoek City Museum has six galleries with permanent displays and one for temporary exhibitions. It introduces some of the city’s places, stories and memories.[3]
Good to know
A few clear answers before you explore.
Why is much of the botanical garden unlandscaped?
The ministry says it is to conserve water and present plants in their natural environment.[1]
How is the Earth Sciences Museum organised?
Into three main sections: Minerals, Mines and Palaeontology.[2]
What does Windhoek City Museum present?
Some of the city’s places, stories and memories, in six permanent-display galleries and one temporary gallery.[3]
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