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Renovation
Follow the museum’s metamorphosis from 2013 to 2018.
AfricaTube
Find out about the interactive, young and digital Africa of today.
Spotlight on the collections
Cast your eyes over a series of 27 collections on various themes relating to history and cultural anthropology.
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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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Origin of the collections
How did the vast heritage of the AfricaMuseum end up in Tervuren?
Latest publications:
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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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Haut-Katanga
Jean Omasombo (ed.) et al.
Collection « Monographies des provinces de la République démocratique du Congo », vol. 11
Publishers: Royal Museum for Central Africa
2 volumes in a boxISBN : 978-9-4926-6907-0 0
55 €
Science news
A new wood biology laboratory in the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve will be used by Congolese and international scientists to conduct top-notch research on wood anatomy and dendrochronology to better understand forests’ contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Artificial savanna naturally turns into tropical rainforest when annual burning regimes are discontinued. A boost to carbon storage and biodiversity.
A tiny North American freshwater snail, found in large numbers in Lake Kariba (Zimbabwe), can fuel the spread of infectious diseases. Artificial lakes are especially vulnerable to invasive species, which travel the world thanks to globalization.