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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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Collections
Cast your eyes over a series of 27 collections on various themes relating to history and cultural anthropology.
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Provenance of the collections
The articles on this page provide more context and information about the provenance of some of the objects exhibited in the museum.
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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
Discover the podcasts of the museum.
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 12 September 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 2021
Reginas Ndayiragije, Sahawal Alidou, An Ansoms & Sara Geenen (eds)
Collection « Cahiers africains », n° 97
Co-édition: L’Harmattan / RMCA & CRE-AC
ISBN : 978-2-343-23451-9
463 p.
45 €
Sharing Past and Future: Strengthening African-European Connections Proceedings/actes
Koen Vlassenroot & Colin Hendrickx (ed.)
Online series: ‘Documents on Social Sciences and Humanities’
Published by Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren), with Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations (Brussels)
ISBN : 978-9-4926-6975-9
170 p.
Science news
Man-made lakes are breeding grounds for invasive species such as freshwater snails. Because snails can transmit parasites, the lakes are crawling with parasites that infect hippos. This is what biologists have observed in artificial lakes in Zimbabwe. Fueling infectious diseases is an indirect consequence of human intervention in nature that is still too often overlooked, the researchers say.
Scientists studying tropical forests in Africa’s mountains were surprised to uncover how much carbon they store, and how fast some of these forests are being cleared.
New research shows how deforestation and population growth have greatly impacted landslide risk in the Kivu Rift. This is what researchers from KU Leuven, the Royal Museum for Central Africa and the Université Libre de Bruxelles established from an analysis of six decades of forest cover and population trends in the region. The study is published in Nature Sustainability.