Visitor services

***While the museum building will close its doors in late 2012 for renovation,
scientific research will continue at Tervuren, and the central and
specialised libraries will remain open to the public.***

Each scientific department has one or more subject-specific libraries.
> Map of the different buildings

HUMAN SCIENCES

• Archaeology: Colonial Palace (A), 2nd floor
  Accessible from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. until noon and from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.
  The books and reviews cannot be borrowed. They can be consulted on site.
  Info : nadine.devleeschouwer@africamuseum.be
  >>> On-line library catalogue of Archaeology and Prehistory 
• Ethnography: see Central Library
• Colonial history: Stanley Pavilion (D)
  Accessible free of charge by appointment only on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. til 12 p.m.and from 1 p.m. til 4 p.m.
  Info: lucienne.di.mauro@africamuseum.be or  tel (+32) 02 769 52 67. 
  >>> On-line library catalogue of the Colonial history
• Contemporary history: Museumlaan 5B  (G - floor  -1)
  Info : lore.van.de.broeck@africamuseum.be
  The library is accessible on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. The library is closed on Wednesday.
  >>> On-line library catalogue of the Contemporary history
• Social anthropology: see Central Library
   >>> On-line library catalogue of the Ethnology
• Linguistics: CAPA building (E), 3rd floor
  Accessible from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. until 4.30 p.m.
  Open to students, researchers and any person interested in the traditional languages and literature of Sub-Saharan Africa.
  Consultation on site; borrowing is not permitted.
  Accessible to persons with reduced mobility.
  Collections : Books and reviews dedicated to Sub-Saharan Africa in the fields of oral literature and linguistics : 
     - grammar, lexicons, linguistic atlases 
     - comparative or historical linguistics, classification 
     - vehicular languages, contacts between languages 
     - teaching manuals 
     -  epics, stories, proverbs, etc. 
     - bibliography, etc. 
   The Bantu and Mande groups are especially well-documented. Open van maandag tot vrijdag, van 9u tot 16u30.
  Info: muriel.garsou@africamuseum.be
   >>> On-line library catalogue of the Linguistics
• Ethnomusicology: CAPA building (E), 3rd floor
  Accessible by appointment only from Monday to Friday from 8.30 a.m. until noon and from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.
  Info: remy.jadinon@africamuseum.be
  

NATURAL SCIENCES

Biology

• Vertebrates:  Capa building (E), 1st floor
  Accessible by appointment only from Monday to Friday from 8.30 a.m. until noon and from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.
• Entomology: Colonial Palace (A), 1st-3rd floor
  Accessible from Monday to Friday from 8.30 a.m. until noon and from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.
  Info : chantal.reigniez@africamusem.be of ugo.dallasta@africamuseum.be
   >>> On-line library catalogue of the Entomology
• Invertebrates non-insects: Colonial Palace (A), 3rd floor
  Accessible by appointment only on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. until noon and from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. and from Wednesday to Friday from 9 a.m. until noon.
  Info : godelieve.hofkens@africamuseum.be
  >>> On-line library catalogue of the Invertebrates non-insects
• Wood biology: CAPA building (E), ground flour
  Books on agriculture and tropical sylviculture.
  Accessible for scientific research and by appointment. 
  Info : annelore.nackaerts@africamuseum.be
  >>> On-line library catalogue of the Wood biology

Earth Sciences

• General geology: Colonial Palace (A), ground floor
  Open from Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. until noon and from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.
  Open on Friday from 10 a.m. until noon.
  Documents and reviews of general and specialised geological interest.
  Publications and reports from or about Africa.
  Unpublished scientific .
  Info: geoinfo@africamuseum.be
  >>> On-line library catalogue of the Geology 
• Cartography: Colonial Palace (A), 2nd floor
  Accessible by appointment only; daily except on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
  Info : nathalie.andries@africamuseum.be
• Selling of maps published by the RMCA ; possibility of reproducing maps and documents: 
  >>> Catalogue of maps and digital data for sale (pdf 16 MB) - order at maps@africamuseum.be