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Cast your eyes over a series of 27 collections on various themes relating to history and cultural anthropology.
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Project PROCHE
Presentation of the Provenance Research Project PROCHE.
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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
The now extinct St Helena Giant Earwig was the largest earwig in the world. At the request of the St Helena National Trust, the St Helena Government and the St Helena Museum, the AfricaMuseum donated a specimen of this iconic insect to the Museum of St Helena, where it is now on display.
In the new book Bushmeat. Culture, Economy and Conservation in Central Africa, Theodore Trefon analyses the environmental, social and economic aspects of bushmeat consumption in the Congo basin.
In the new book The bird species from the type collection, ornithologist Michel Louette presents the bird species whose type specimens are kept at the AfricaMuseum. Illustrated with magnificent photos and original artwork, this book presents a rich and varied collection of birds, most of which have seldom been spotted.