Discover
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Interactive map
Discover the museum's wide-ranging collection and exhibitions. Watch video's from the permanent exhibition and go deeper with podcasts, online conferences, etc.
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MuseumTalks
Join us each month for an exciting talk.
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AfricaMuseum Podcast
In the podcast series ‘Talking Objects’ we explore the fascinating story behind eight objects with museum scientists.
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Collections
Cast your eyes over a series of 27 collections on various themes relating to history and cultural anthropology.
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CADES@AfricaMuseum
Discover the virtual exhibition made by students from the CADES group (KU Leuven).
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The museum's history
The rich and fascinating history of the museum, from Leopold II to the present day.
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Renovation
Follow the museum’s metamorphosis from 2013 to 2018.
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Restitution policy
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AfricaTube
Find out about the interactive, young and digital Africa of today.
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Stemmen van Afrika
Stemmen van Afrika is a website about African languages, created by a team of linguists and Africa experts. The website is in Dutch.
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The Type Mineralogy of Africa
Florias Mees
Tervuren African Geoscience Collection, vol. 110
Publisher: RMCA
ISBN : 978-9-4926-6918-6
30 €
648 p.
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Unrivalled Art. Spellbinding Artefacts at the Royal Museum for Central Africa
Series “Collections of the RMCA”, special issue
Published by BAI and the RMCA, A copublication with Philippe de Moerloose
ISBN : 978-9-0858-6776-0
25 €
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The Birds of Cameroon. Their status and distribution
Marc Languy
Series « Studies in Afrotropical Zoology », vol. 299
Publisher: RMCA (Partnership with the Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences)
ISBN : 978-9-4926-6958-2
568 p., ca. 500 photos
40 €
Science news
The use of drones in science is increasing rapidly. Particularly in the field of volcano research and monitoring, drones offer unparalleled potential.
The importance of digitising museum collections became even more apparent during the closure of museums due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Digitisation experts Jonathan Brecko and Aurore Mathys (RMCA/RBINS) published a best practice handbook for 2D+ and 3D digitisation of natural history collections.
The RMCA archives containing data on geology and mining in Rwanda have been digitized and transferred to the latter. This transfer is part of a two-year collaboration between the RMCA and the national geological service of Rwanda to strengthen geological research in the country.