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… late nineteenth century, in 1878, the statue was stolen by Belgian tradesman Alexandre Delcommune from Congolese chief … manages extensive collections of artefacts, mainly from Congo, Rwanda and Burundi, African countries formerly … reveals how this statue was captured with certainty by a Belgian in violent and unbalanced colonial conditions. The …
… the first temporary exhibition in Tervuren, on the Congo-Freestate. The exhibition was held in order to familiarise the Belgian public with the Congo-Freestate. In a subterranean … Congo were exhibited, hung in formalin-filled aquaria. A Belgian ichthyologist, George A. Boulenger, who was then an …
… she expresses her hopes and dreams for the people of DR Congo in her original artworks. Instead of using paintbrushes … alive. There is still a relationship between Belgium and Congo, so this historical and artistic residency is dedicated …
… art. The pieces brought together here almost all come from Congo and mainly date back to the 19th and the first half of … it is about better understanding the extent to which the Belgian presence modified certain aspects of the production and sale of sculptures in Congo. In a different part of the room, researchers will …
… Institutes, the National Geographic Institute and the Belgian Comic Strip Center, the Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO) is offering Belgian and international visitors a unique view of art and … Yaka - DR Congo - wood and steel - MO.0.0.3410 The Yaka people see the …
… endemic to a small region in the north-east of the DR Congo, not identified by Western scientists until the … almost 200 okapi specimens was already registered at the Belgian museum. Most of these were sent by a network of … World’s Fair (1958) before moving to the rooms of the Belgian Congo Museum.” (Van Schuylenbergh 2020: 74) The third …
… Ward), between 1956 and the end of 1957. Exhibited in the 'Congo Fauna Pavilion' at the Brussels World's Fair, … practices that led to its geographical relocation from Congo to Belgium (as with the museum's cultural objects), in … of the most spectacular animals will be exhibited in the Belgian Congo section’s Fauna Pavilion at the Brussels …
… research in Belgium and the Democratic Republic of Congo On 6 February 2026, the PROCHE project organised a … research in Belgium and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The following day, 7 February, these recommendations … enrich the discussion. An important moment! Congolese and Belgian experts presented their recommendations for the …
… of the second generation of Congolese migration (D.R. Congo) in Belgium, in order to identify the identity … schema that she has constructed, a schema in which the Belgian-Congolese identity is central and broken down into … explores the theme of the transnational activities of the Belgian-Congolese: You have not yet given permission to place …
… REGISTER NOW Several Belgian institutions keep human remains from other countries … of the HOME project continued the inventory of all non-Belgian human remains kept in federal collections. They try … in the colonial archives and field research in the DR Congo. Together with Congolese partners, the AfricaMuseum …