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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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Collections
Cast your eyes over a series of 27 collections on various themes relating to history and cultural anthropology.
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Before turning the page...
This series of articles presents some stories from the history of Belgium and the Congo, which are often little known to the Belgian public.
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MuseumTalks
Join us each month for an exciting talk.
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Film discussions
Watch film discussions.
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AfricaMuseum Podcast
In the podcast series ‘Talking Objects’ we explore the fascinating story behind eight objects with museum scientists.
Latest publications:
Finding Dr. Livingstone. A History in Documents from the Henry Morton Stanley Archives
Edited by Mathilde Leduc-Grimaldi (RMCA) and James L. Newman
Foreword by Guido Gryseels and Dominique Allard (King Baudouin Foundation)
Publisher: Ohio University Press Athens, Ohio. In association with the RMCA.
ISBN : 978-0-8214-2366-0
542 p.
75 €
Freddy Tsimba
Mabele eleki lola ! La terre, plus belle que le paradis
By In Koli Jean Bofane
with contributions of Pascal Blanchard, Henry Bundjoko and Bogumil Jewsiewicki
This art book is published for the exhibition Mabele eleki lola ! The earth, brighter than paradise.
Available in French and Dutch.
ISBN : 978-2-87575-266-6
144 p
35 €
Publisher Kate Art Editions, Africalia & AfricaMuseum
100 X Congo
Un siècle d’art congolais à Anvers
This catalogue is published on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Congolese independence and the centenary of the MAS Congolese collection. Exhibition at the MAS Antwerp from 2 October 2020 to 2 March 2021.
Available in French and Dutch.
ISBN : 978-9-0858-6811-8
300 p
40 €
Éditions BAI, MASBooks & AfricaMuseum
L'indépendance du Congo et ses lendemains
Elikia M’Bokolo & Jacob Sabakinu Kivilu (eds)
In French
Collection 'Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities', n° 179
Published by the RMCA
ISBN : 978-9-4926-6971-1
350 p
24,50 €
La décolonisation du Congo belge
Jean Omasombo Tshonda
Special issue
In French
Published by the RMCA
ISBN : 978-9-4926-6972-8
48 p
12 €
Minerals
Series 'Collections of the RMCA'
Published the RMCA, a copublication with Philippe de Moerloose
ISBN : 978-9-4926-6951-3
19,50 €
Conjonctures de l'Afrique Centrale 2020
Sahawal Adilou, Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka & Sara Geenen (eds)
Collection 'Cahiers africains', n° 95
Co-edition: L’Harmattan / RMCA & CRE-AC/E-CA
ISBN : 978-2-343-20101-6
361 p
37,50 €
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 new Virtual Access programme aims to digitise the natural history collections of many European museums. The aim is to digitise, as a priority, those collections for which there is a high demand within the scientific community. The Royal Museum for Central Africa is participating in two projects. The first is to digitise some 2,400 aquatic insects in support of environmental research. The second focuses on bat collections, to provide data in the fight against coronaviruses.
In collaboration with six other museums and universities, the RMCA launched the HOME project to thoroughly evaluate the historical, scientific, and ethical background of human remains in Belgian collections. The aim is to inform policy and stakeholders about their possible final destinations.
Geographer Elise Monsieurs (RMCA) studies the rainfalls that trigger landslides in tropical Africa. For this, she was awarded a prize by the American Geophysical Union, the largest international network of researchers in the field of geosciences.