Royal Museum for Central Africa
The Royal Museum for Central Africa, communicating under the name AfricaMuseum since 2018, is an ethnography and natural history museum situated in Tervuren in Flemish Brabant, Belgium, just outside Brussels.Photo: Jmh2o, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Museum
- Description: ethnography, natural history and history museum in Tervuren, Belgium
- Also known as: “Africa Museum”, “AfricaMuseum”, and “RMCA”
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Africa Palace and The Congo, I Presume?.
Africa Palace
Historic building
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The Africa Palace or Palace of Africa is a neoclassical palace in Tervuren in Flemish Brabant, Belgium, just outside Brussels. It was originally built in 1897 by order of King Leopold II to house the colonial section of the 1897 International Exposition. Africa Palace is situated 320 metres southwest of Royal Museum for Central Africa.
The Congo, I Presume?
Work of art
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The Congo, I Presume? is a work of art, which is situated 190 metres east of Royal Museum for Central Africa.
Tervuren Castle
Archaeological site
Tervuren Castle was a moated castle constructed by the dukes of Brabant, which later became a royal residence and hunting lodge for the governors of the Habsburg Netherlands. Tervuren Castle is situated 740 metres south of Royal Museum for Central Africa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Duisburg and Vossem.
Duisburg
Village
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Duisburg is a village in Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Duisburg is a part of the municipality of Tervuren that comprises the villages of Duisburg, Tervuren, Vossem and Moorsel. Duisburg is situated 3 km southeast of Royal Museum for Central Africa.
Vossem
Village
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Vossem is a sub urban residential area in the municipality of Tervuren, in Belgium, 15 km from Leuven, or Louvain. It is located in the valley of the Voer creek. Vossem is situated 3 km east of Royal Museum for Central Africa.
Quatre Bras, Tervuren
Locality
Quatre Bras is a crossroads in Tervuren, Belgium, between the Avenue de Tervueren and the Brussels outer ring road. It is a key location for vehicle traffic around Brussels. Quatre Bras, Tervuren is situated 3 km southwest of Royal Museum for Central Africa.
Royal Museum for Central Africa
- Categories: Federal Scientific Institute, natural history museum, ethnographic museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tervuren, Arrondissement of Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Royal Museum for Central Africa” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Tervuren muzeyi”
- Bavarian: “Königliches Museum für Zentral-Afrika”
- Catalan: “Museu Reial de l’Àfrica Central”
- Chinese: “中非皇家博物館”
- Dutch: “Africa Museum”
- Dutch: “AfricaMuseum”
- Dutch: “KMMA”
- Dutch: “Koninklijk Museum voor Centraal-Afrika”
- Dutch: “Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika”
- Esperanto: “Reĝa Muzeo por Mez-Afriko (Belgio)”
- Esperanto: “Reĝa Muzeo por Mez-Afriko”
- Finnish: “Kuninkaallinen Keski-Afrikan museo”
- French: “Africa Museum”
- French: “AfricaMuseum”
- French: “MRAC”
- French: “musée royal de l’Afrique centrale”
- French: “Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale”
- Galician: “Museo Real de África Central”
- Georgian: “ცენტრალური აფრიკის სამეფო მუზეუმი”
- German: “Africa Museum”
- German: “AfricaMuseum”
- German: “Königliches Museum für Zentral-Afrika”
- German: “Königliches Museum für Zentralafrika”
- German: “MRAC”
- Hausa: “Gidan Tarihi na Sarauta na Afirka ta Tsakiya”
- Hebrew: “המוזיאון המלכותי של אפריקה”
- Igbo: “Africa Museum”
- Igbo: “RMCA”
- Igbo: “Royal Museum for Central Africa”
- Italian: “Museo reale per l’Africa Centrale”
- Japanese: “王立中央アフリカ博物館”
- Persian: “موزه سلطنتی آفریقای مرکزی”
- Polish: “Królewskie Muzeum Afryki Środkowej”
- Portuguese: “Museu Real da África Central”
- Russian: “Королевский музей Центральной Африки”
- Slovenian: “Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika”
- Slovenian: “Kraljevi muzej za Srednjo Afriko”
- Slovenian: “MRAC”
- Slovenian: “Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale”
- Spanish: “Museo real de África central”
- Spanish: “Museo Real de África Central”
- Swedish: “Kungliga Centralafrikanska museet”
- Ukrainian: “Королівський музей Центральної Африки”
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