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The Institute of National Museums of Congo (French: Institut des Musées Nationaux du Congo), colloquially referred to by its acronym IMNC, is a state-run cultural and heritage management agency charged with overseeing the preservation, exhibition, and promotion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's national museums. [3] [4] [5]
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The museum was opened to the public on 23 November 2019 by the President of the DR Congo, Félix Tshisekedi. Referring to recent requests for the repatriation of African cultural heritage from museums in Europe, Tshisekedi said: "We support the return of the scattered cultural heritage, especially in Belgium. The idea is there, but it needs to ...
The Congo Crisis (French: Crise congolaise) was a period of political upheaval and conflict between 1960 and 1965 in the Republic of the Congo (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo). [ c ] The crisis began almost immediately after the Congo became independent from Belgium and ended, unofficially, with the entire country under the rule of ...
The Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) (Dutch: Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika (KMMA); French: Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale (MRAC); German: Königliches Museum für Zentralafrika (KMZA)), communicating under the name AfricaMuseum since 2018, is an ethnography and natural history museum situated in Tervuren in Flemish Brabant, Belgium, just outside Brussels.
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo accepted the convention on 23 September 1974, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. [3] There are five World Heritage Sites in the country, all of them listed for their natural significance. [3] Virunga National Park was the first site in DRC to be listed, in 1979.
The culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is extremely varied, reflecting the great diversity and different customs which exist in the country. Congolese culture combines the influence of tradition to the region, but also combines influences from abroad which arrived during the era of colonization and continue to have a strong influence, without destroying the individuality of many ...