Current exhibitions

  • The Congo Panorama 1913. Colonial illusion exposed
    28.11.2025 - 27.09.2026

    This exhibition reflects on colonial propaganda. Original testimonies from past and present, together with surprising collections and photographs, unravel the Congo Panorama; an immense painting that flaunted at the 1913 World Fair in Ghent. It glorified Belgian realisations in Congo and depicted the young Belgian colony as an idyll - a fake news avant la lettre. 

  • Still the Rhythm
    Afropea Gallery
    02.06.2026 - 30.05.2027

    Still the Rhythm is an installation by sculptor and spoken word artist Dieex Bitegets. The work enters into dialogue with AFROPEA’s permanent exhibition, deepening the reflection on layered identities, multiple perspectives, and individual stories.

  • Exhibit Unrivalled art

    Unrivalled art

    This room contains four display cabinets with a significant collection of artistic production in the domain of masks, statuary, sculpted ivory and ‘utilitarian’ art. The pieces brought together here almost all come from Congo and mainly date back to the 19th and the first half of the 20th century.