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 in , Belgium, just outside .
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  • Email: info@africamuseum.be
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: ethnography, natural history and history museum in Tervuren, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Africa Museum” and “RMCA”
  • Address: Leuvensesteenweg 13
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Africa Palace and Tervuren Castle.

Historic building
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The or Palace of Africa is a neoclassical palace in in , Belgium, just outside . It was originally built in 1897 by order of King Leopold II to house the colonial section of the 1897 International Exposition. is situated 200 metres southwest of Royal Museum for Central Africa.

Archaeological site
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. is situated 570 metres south of Royal Museum for Central Africa.

Work of art
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is a work of art, which is situated 230 metres northeast of Royal Museum for Central Africa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Duisburg and Vossem.

Village
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is a village in , . It should not be confused with the German city of . is a part of the municipality of Tervuren that comprises the villages of , , and . is situated 3 km southeast of Royal Museum for Central Africa.

Village
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is a sub urban residential area in the municipality of , in , 15 km from . It is located in the valley of the Voer creek. is situated 3 km east of Royal Museum for Central Africa.

Locality
Quatre Bras is a crossroads in , Belgium, between the Avenue de Tervueren and the Brussels outer ring road. It is a key location for vehicle traffic around . is situated 3 km west of Royal Museum for Central Africa.

Royal Museum for Central Africa

Latitude
50.82938° or 50° 49′ 46″ north
Longitude
4.51815° or 4° 31′ 5″ east
Elevation
84 metres (276 feet)
Open location code
9F26RGH9+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 479448458
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
10400585
Wiki­data ID
Q779703
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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 Tervuren”
  • Dutch: “AfricaMuseum”
  • Dutch: “Afrika Museum”
  • Dutch: “Afrikamuseum”
  • Dutch: “KMMA”
  • Dutch: “Koninklijk Museum voor Centraal -Afrika”
  • Dutch: “Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika”
  • Dutch: “Tropisch museum”
  • Esperanto: “Reĝa Muzeo por Mez-Afriko (Belgio)”
  • Esperanto: “Reĝa Muzeo por Mez-Afriko”
  • Finnish: “Kuninkaallinen Keski-Afrikan museo”
  • French: “AfricaMuseum”
  • French: “MRAC”
  • French: “musée royal de l’Afrique central”
  • French: “musée royal de l’Afrique centrale”
  • French: “Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale”
  • Georgian: “ცენტრალური აფრიკის სამეფო მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Königliches Museum für Zentral-Afrika”
  • German: “Königliches Museum für Zentralafrika”
  • German: “Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika”
  • German: “MRAC”
  • German: “Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale”
  • 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”
  • 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”
  • “RMCA”

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