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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 15 11 12 10 13 14 20 21 22 19 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 18 17 16 WC WC You can listen to audio recordings throughout the entire exhibition hall. - Give your ear a workout and learn how tonal languages work. - Learn Swahili. What does the cow do? Slit drum. Kalimba. Dance the rumba! Musical Structures. Afropea, meeting place and documentation centre where the story of the African diaspora is presented like a family album. 8 Moseka, the traffic robot. Use a digital animation to look at the many animals who live in the different layers of the forest. Aquarium. What fly is this? What fish is this? Scale model of the Reef area. Under the microscope: - Face to face with parasites. - Face to face with the malaria mosquito. See and feel the differences between the hands of a human, a chimpanzee, and a gorilla. Giraffe. Elephant. Central Africa subsoil. 24 The museum as it was 100 years ago. Scale models: - the Congo River. - the Inga Dam. Look for the oldest tooth in Africa! Look at the most beautiful wood samples close up. African history since the arrival of the Europeans has often been painful. For a long time Africans were viewed as inferior, and the natural resources of their continent were drawn off to the Great Powers. Put on your Virtual Reality headsets and enjoy an immersive experience in the rainforest or the vibrant city of Kinshasa. The old wall maps show ‘voyages of discovery’ through unexplored Africa. But Africans already knew these places and had travelled through them long before! Ever wanted to touch the hide of an elephant or buffalo? Here (and only here!) is your chance. Feel the difference between the sharp, pointy teeth of carnivores and the flat teeth of herbivores. Your chance to focus on the themes of Rituals and Ceremonies, in the big exhibition hall next door. You can do whatever you like: play, learn, or simply mess around! Going to school, now and then. Charms to protect children. Inner courtyard Access to welcome pavilion Languages and Music Studio Rumba Unrivalled art Afropea Taxolab Landscapes and Biodiversity The Resource Paradox Mineral Cabinet Long History The Crocodile Room Imagery Colonial History and Independence Studio 6+ Rituals and Ceremonies Lieu de memoire 30 29 27 26 25 23 21 20 19 18 17 16 14 13 12 11 10 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 15 22 28 Rotunda Park Leuvensesteenweg You can touch these objects Under the microscope Interactive touchscreen Audio excerpt Please do not touch the animals on display. Only the pieces with a hands-on symbol can be handled.
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You can listen to audio recordings throughout the entire exhibition hall.
- Give your ear a workout and learn how tonal languages work.
- Learn Swahili.
What does the cow do? Slit drum. Kalimba.
Dance the rumba!
Musical Structures.
Afropea, meeting place and documentation centre where the story of the African diaspora is presented like a family album.
8 Moseka, the traffic robot.
Use a digital animation to look at the many animals who live in the different layers of the forest.
Aquarium.
What fly is this?
What fish is this?
Scale model of the Reef area.
Under the microscope: - Face to face with parasites. - Face to face with the malaria
mosquito.
See and feel the differences between the hands of a human, a chimpanzee, and a gorilla.
Giraffe.
Elephant.
Central Africa subsoil.
24 The museum as it was 100 years ago.
Scale models: - the Congo River. - the Inga Dam.
Look for the oldest tooth in Africa!
Look at the most beautiful wood samples close up.
African history since the arrival of the Europeans has often been painful. For a long time Africans were viewed as inferior, and the natural resources of their continent were drawn off to the Great Powers.
Put on your Virtual Reality headsets and enjoy an immersive experience in the rainforest or the vibrant city of Kinshasa.
The old wall maps show ‘voyages of discovery’ through unexplored Africa. But Africans already knew these places and had travelled through them long before!
Ever wanted to touch the hide of an elephant or buffalo? Here (and only here!) is your chance.
Feel the difference between the sharp, pointy teeth of carnivores and the flat teeth of herbivores.
Your chance to focus on the themes of Rituals and Ceremonies, in the big exhibition hall next door. You can do whatever you like: play, learn, or simply mess around!
Going to school, now and then.
Charms to protect children.
Inner courtyard
Access to welcome pavilion
Languages and Music
Studio Rumba
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Afropea
Taxolab
Landscapes and Biodiversity
The Resource Paradox
Mineral Cabinet
Long History
The Crocodile Room
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Please do not touch the animals on display. Only the pieces with a hands-on symbol can be handled.
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MAPSee, hear, touch, do.Experience an unforgettable day in the museum!
R.E.: Guido Gryseels, General Director
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Combine your museum visit with a walk or bike ride through the park’s greenery and the adjacent Sonian Forest.
A short walk through the park takes you to the historic center of Tervuren, with various sights and a delightful children’s playground.
Visitor Centre
Church
AfricaMuseum
Africa Palace
Horseshoe
Saint Hubert Chapel
Spanish House
Robiano castle
Seven Star
Playground
Terminus Tram 44
Flemish Brabant bike network
Hiking network Zuid-Dijleland
Guest Rooms
Hotel
Car Park
Underground parking garage
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restaurant
picknick
auditorium
AfricaTube
Introduction with Sculpture Depot
shop
INTRODUCTION WITH SCULPTURE DEPOT AND AFRICATUBEIn the museum’s cellars, an introductory exhibition describes the past, present, and future of the institution.
Next to the coffee corner you can find AfricaTube, a space and platform by and for the youth, with a focus on contemporary digital Africa.
THE PERMANENT EXHIBITIONThe ground floor is devoted to the permanent exhibition.
See the detailed floor map at the back.
WELCOME PAVILION The new welcome pavilion is home to the reception desk, shop, restaurant, picnic area for children, and cloakrooms.
UNDERGROUND GALLERYAn underground gallery links the welcome pavilion to the old building. This gallery also houses an auditorium and the temporary exhibition halls.
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