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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
Belgique, Congo, Rwanda et Burundi. Guide des sources de l’histoire de la colonisation (19-20e siècle). Vers un patrimoine mieux partagé
P.A. Tallier, M. Van Eeckenrode & P. Van Schuylenberg
ISBN: 978-2-50359598-6
2294 p.
65 €
Brepols editions, in co-edition with the State Archives and the Royal Museum for Central Africa
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
In Congo en vitrine author Sarah Van Beurden studies the interconnected histories of the Institut des Musées nationaux du Zaïre/Congo and the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren.
On 28 October 2021, the AfricaMuseum transferred over 4000 digitised sound recordings of Rwandan musical traditions from its collections to the Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy. This transfer is one of the projects carried out in the framework of the SHARE programme. This cooperation programme between Belgium and Rwanda aims to share heritage and build capacity in conservation and collection management with museums and research institutes.
King Kigeli V Ndahindurwa (1936-2016) was the last king of Rwanda. His short reign from 1959 to 1961 as Mwami of Rwanda, then under Belgian trusteeship, was very eventful.