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The Royal Museum for Central Africa, in Tervuren, Belgium, was
founded in 1898, but its current building was inaugurated in 1910
and is characterised by many symbols reflecting the colonial
propaganda of the time. The grand rotunda, designed to serve as the
museum entrance, plays host to a series of statues that are strong
examples of such imagery, reflecting fundamentally racist
stereotypes. Between 2013 and 2018, the RMCA underwent a major
renovation that saw a substantial redesign of the permanent
exhibition, with the involvement of members of the African diaspora
in Belgium. A major challenge of the renovation was to demonstrate
the will to decolonise a listed building that is legally protected
against changes. As removal of the colonial statues was not
allowed, the museum was forced to find innovative solutions,
notably by inviting contemporary African artists to create
installations to dialogue, contrast, and discuss with colonial
messages. Congolese artist Aimé Mpané was chosen to make such an
installation in the rotunda in 2018 with New breath, or Burgeoning
Congo. Public reaction helped the AfricaMuseum realise that it
needed to go further. Along with the creation of a second
sculpture, Aimé Mpané, in co-creation with Belgian artist Jean
Pierre Müller, proposed the RE/STORE project: a permanent
installation of transparent veils, each bearing a contemporary
message, hung in front of every statue in the rotunda. The themes
addressed in this collection of veils interact with the viewer in a
powerful and eloquent manner. This richly illustrated book is a
compilation of texts written by renowned experts about the history
of the rotunda and its statues, as well as the semantic and
artistic analysis of RE/STORE, providing a full catalogue of the
installations, sculptures, and veils.
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