Experts' Choice Award Royal Museum for Central Africa
What the experts agree on
This beautifully renovated Brussels museum showcases Congo's art, music, and culture through masks, instruments, and carved artifacts, set within stunning Belle Époque grounds that are worth exploring themselves.
Frommer's "The beautiful grounds of this impressive museum are as much a draw as the exhibits inside." Full review
Lonely Planet "Preserved insects, stuffed animals (including a huge elephant), masks, musical instruments, jewellery and a 22m-long pirogue (canoe) crafted by the Lengola people."
Lonely Planet "The exhibits are predominately from former Belgian colony the Congo, and include some beautiful musical instruments, masquerade masks and artfully carved pot lids. " Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Organised by King Leopold II in 1897, the Congo Exhibition presented the fauna, flora, art and culture of the region so successfully that it became a permanent museum, housed in this building with a Louis XVI-style façade constructed by Girault between 1904 and 1910" Full review
Frommer's "The museum was recently renovated to present a more contemporary decolonized vision of Africa, with a new underground gallery that aims to put the collection into context." Full review
