Royal Museum for Central Africa

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Royal_Museum_for_Central_Africa

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:museum
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:Belgian_Federal_Science_Policy_Office
gptkbp:annualVisitors	over 100,000
gptkbp:architect	gptkb:Charles_Girault
gptkbp:buildingType	gptkb:palace
gptkbp:collectionSize	over 10 million zoological specimens over 150,000 photographs over 180,000 ethnographic objects over 2,000 films over 3 million botanical specimens over 60,000 geological specimens over 8,000 musical instruments
gptkbp:coordinates	50.8225°N 4.5142°E
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Guido_Gryseels
gptkbp:established	1898
gptkbp:focus	gptkb:Africa gptkb:Central_Africa gptkb:Belgian_Congo
gptkbp:formerName	gptkb:Musée_du_Congo gptkb:Musée_royal_du_Congo_belge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Royal Museum for Central Africa
gptkbp:language	gptkb:French Dutch English
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Tervuren
gptkbp:notableCollection	gptkb:archives gptkb:library history natural history ethnography musicology
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Congo_River_Diorama gptkb:Stanley_Pavilion gptkb:African_Hall gptkb:Giant_Squid African Masks African Musical Instruments Colonial Era Artifacts
gptkbp:opened	1898
gptkbp:owner	gptkb:Belgian_Federal_Science_Policy_Office
gptkbp:publicTransit	gptkb:Tram_44
gptkbp:purpose	scientific research public education preservation of African heritage
gptkbp:renovated	2013-2018
gptkbp:reopened	2018
gptkbp:website	https://www.africamuseum.be/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Palace_of_Colonies gptkb:Tervuren gptkb:Belgian_Federal_Science_Policy_Office gptkb:Ndop gptkb:Nkondi
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6