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Provenance research of the Congo collection

The MAS preserves culturally and historically sensitive Congolese heritage that became the property of the city of Antwerp in a colonial context. In what circumstances did this collection of approximately 3,800 cultural objects come into being? A two-year research project will map this out more clearly.

Publication

On the origins and future

The results of the provenance research have been published in the online publication “About provenance and future.”

Congo in the MAS

The origin of the Congolese collection in the MAS dates back about a hundred years.

Ode to Nkolomonyi

This video is an excerpt from the performance 'Nkishi a Nkolomonyi. Une prosopopée ancestrale' by Rita Mukebo and Lambic Meli. Production: Waza Arts Center, Lubumbashi, with support from the MAS, 2023.

Thoughts on the future and destiny

With Yves Kibi Puati Nelen, Bren Heymans, Willy Musitu Lufungula, Judith Elseviers. Produced by Keen on behalf of the MAS, 2024.

More information

Do you have any questions about the Congo MAS provenance study project or would you like to respond?

Send an email to mas@antwerpen.be

See also

100 x Congo

A century of Congolese art in Antwerp

100 X Congo features one hundred highlights. What stories are hidden behind the objects? How did they end up here? What did they mean to Congolese peoples?

Visible storage

A look at research

28.05 - 13.10.2024

CLOSED | The MAS preserves culturally and historically sensitive Congolese heritage that numbers nearly 5,000 cultural objects. MAS staff, together with Congolese colleagues, investigated the circumstances under which this collection disappeared from Congo. The first results of the study were on display in the Visible Storage.

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