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History Museum Bern returns 286 everyday objects of Namibian railway workers

Bernisches Historisches Museum
21 Jul 2026
Namibia
Switzerland
RM* 22 Jul 2026

[in German] In a festive ceremony, the Governor of the Erongo Region, Nathalia /Goagoses, accepted the "Usakos Railway Workers' Collection" collection on behalf of the Republic of Namibia. A Swiss railway engineer and his wife collected them between 1903 and 1905 in a context of colonial violence.

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