100 x Congo
A century of Congolese art in Antwerp
Exactly one hundred years ago the Congolese collection of the city of Antwerp came into being, in all-out colonial times. 100 X Congo features one hundred highlights. What stories are hidden behind the objects? How did they end up here? What did they mean to Congolese peoples? And where lies the future of the collection?
Here you will find how early contacts between Europe and Africa went. How Antwerp masters depicted Africans. Why Congolese men and women were staged at the world fairs. During colonization the missionary work had its impact on Congolese culture. And how did Congolese people perceive the white man (mundele)?
For this exhibition the museum collaborates with Belgian and Congolese researchers, filmmakers and artists. We engage in dialogue with Antwerp residents of Belgian and Congolese descent. The MAS invites you: think along with us about the imaging of Africans and about the past, the present and the future of the Congolese collection.
With the exhibition also comes a publication. This is for sale in the MAS shop or online. Please contact info@masshop.be.
Practical information
100 x Congo. A century of Congolese art in Antwerp
3/10/2020 - 12/09/2021
With the unique code you'll find on the ticket, you can enjoy a discount when booking a ticket for the Royal Museum for Central Africa.
A powerful image of a standing female figure
whose head averts the viewer's direct gaze,
AE.0609, Collection City of Antwerp, MAS,
photo: Michel Wuyts
The MAS would like to thank the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika) in Tervuren for its collaboration by arranging for exceptional loans from the permanent collection to come to Antwerp, and for co-financing the French-language publication. Both museums pursue a common goal in research and transfer of knowledge about heritage.
About the exhibition
A century of Congolese art in Antwerp
100 x Congo is an exhibition with two itineraries. The digital visitor guide gives you all the context you need.
An exhibition with multiple voices
For the exhibition, the MAS collaborates with Belgian and Congolese artists, filmmakers and researchers. An overview.
A multimedia project by Faire-Part
In the multimedia project 'In many hands' twenty-five people shine their light on the Congolese collection of the city of Antwerp. They speak about an object of choice from the one hundred highlights in the exhibition.
Activities
Guided tour
A century of Congolese art in Antwerp
100 unique Congolese objects from the MAS collection are the eye-catchers of this exhibition. '100x Congo' reflects on the acquisition history of these objects and the image of Africans then and now.
Guided tour
Sunday 02 May 2021 from 14:00 to 15:30
Individual visitors
Spontaneous visit to the MAS on a Sunday? No need to miss out on a guided tour, because our guides are waiting for you in the temporary exhibition. They'll accompany you through the hall, sharing extra stories and facts.
See also
Jacob Sabakinu Kivilu 10/10/1945 - 08/01/2021
It is with fond memories and the utmost respect that the MAS says goodbye to Jacob Sabakinu Kivilu, an esteemed bridge-builder between Congolese and Belgian universities and museums.