I-Royal Museum yase-Central Africa


Lapho iholide eBelgium isasesikhathini sokuhlela, kodwa konke kunqunywe, i-fantasy iqala ukuphonsa ngezithombe ezihlukahlukene ezithokozisayo, okuvusa kuphela futhi kubangele ukulindela okunzima. Yiqiniso, njengaseYurophu yonke, leli kamu licebile ngezikhumbuzo ezihlukahlukene zomlando, futhi amanye amadolobha anezakhiwo zasendulo abonakala ehamba phambili eMpumalanga Ephakathi. Kodwa-ke, abaningi ngeke bakhumbule ukunyuka nokwakheka kwamakoloni okuya e-Afrika. Ngakho-ke, ngokumangala kancane, ezinye izivakashi zihlangana nesibonakaliso esakhiweni se-classic "I-Royal Museum yase-Central Africa", ukuveza okuyinhloko okunikezelwa eCongo, izwe elakade liyi-coloni yaseBelgium .

Umlando omncane

Ngemuva kokuba iBelgium ihloniphe ukuzimela kweCongo ngo-1884 kuya ku-1885, iKing Leopold II yanquma ukuveza ukuthi leli zwe lase-Afrika lingakwazi yini ukutshala izimali zabanye amazwe. Futhi ngenxa yalokhu kunqunywe ukujwayelana kakhulu nalabo abasemandleni ngamasiko kanye nokuphila kwabakhileyo eCongo. Ekuqaleni, imyuziyamu yayibizwa ngokuthi yi "Belgian Congo", kodwa kusukela ngo-1960 igama layo lishintshiwe laba nguqulo esiyazi namuhla. Ngaphandle kokuthi ekuqaleni okokubeka kweRoyal Museum yaseCentral Africa kwakugxile eFree State of Congo, ngenxa yalokho kwandisa futhi kwaqala nokuthatha amasiko ezizwe njengezingxenye ezihlukene ze-Afrika, kanye neminye imizamo yokuhlela ulwazi lwezwekazi lonke.

Ukwakha Izakhiwo

I-museum ngokwayo itholakala edolobhaneni elincane laseTevryuren, elingamakhilomitha ayi-8 ukusuka enhloko-dolobha yaseBelgium futhi, ngokukhuluma, ligeleza kahle kulo. Okumangalisa ukuthi le nhlangano - ifa eliyinhloko lomuzi, eliziqhenya ngayo bonke abantu bendawo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Royal Museum yase-Central Africa ibhekwa njengenye yezimamyuziyamu ezinkulu eBrussels .

Ngokuqondene nokwakhiwa kweRoyal Museum of Central Africa, kufana nesigodlo. Emazweni amaningi epaki, okuyinto ejabulisa ijubane ngenhlitiyo yemvelo, imithombo eminingi kanye nedamu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, eduze nesakhiwo semyuziyamu kuyisikhumbuzo sokubhala komdwebi odumile uTom Frantzen. Umdali wenza isithombe esiyinkimbinkimbi ngendlela engacacile, esitshala ngokusho kwayo izikhathi eziningi ezingokomfanekiso. Lesi sikhumbuzo sakha ngo-1997 ngenhlonipho yokugubha iminyaka engu-100 yombukiso.

Ukuboniswa kweRoyal Museum of Central Africa

Ngokumangazayo, emahholo amakhulu futhi avulekile ngemuva kwamafasitela, kuphela ingxenye encane yeqoqo le-museum elinayo limelelwa. Phakathi kwemiboniso ungathola abameleli abamangalisayo bezitshalo nezilwane zase-Afrika, izinto eziyimfihlakalo neziyinkimbinkimbi zezizwe zomdabu, kanye nezinto zasendlini, izinsimbi zomculo, imisebenzi yobuciko nenani elikhulu lezithombe. Isibonelo, ngemuva kwe-museum ibonisa ukuthi ungabona inhloko yezinhlanzi ezinkulu ze-tiger, okuyinto ye-trophy eyamukelekile kubo bonke abadobi abahweba eMfuleni iKongo. In the museum ungabona scarecrow yezinyoni ezingavamile Kitoglav, abanikazi namuhla namuhla ngokungenakulinganisela futhi engaphethelweni kokuqedwa.

Kuyinto enhle ukuthi i-rhinoceroses enezinto azikho izimpondo. Cha, akusilo uhlobo lokubhikisha, njengoba kubonakala ekuqaleni kokubuka. Iqiniso liwukuthi i-museum ihlushwa ukuxoshwa kwabashisekayo ababona ukugonywa kwebhejane ngendlela yokuphulukisa ngokuyisimangaliso kwezifo eziningi. Ngakho-ke, lesi sakhiwo esibalulekile ngenxa yokuphepha sasuswa futhi sigcinwa kwisitoreji ezindaweni ezincedayo, njengoba kuboniswe yisitatimende esisemthethweni sokuphathwa kwemyuziyamu.

Iqoqo elicebile ngempela i-Royal Museum of Central Africa ngomqondo we-ethnographic. Kukhona iqoqo elikhulu lemishini yomculo. Ngendlela, eduze kwama-hangphone ama-hang, uzama ukuthi ungayithola kanjani lokhu noma leyo nsimbi. Imikhombandlela eminingi ibuye i-statuettes kanye nemaski amangalisayo, amanye awo anencazelo yomkhuba. Kodwa, mhlawumbe, isici esishaqisayo kakhulu sokuqoqwa kweRoyal Museum of Central Africa ngumbukiso okuthiwa yiTsansa. Kuyinto ikhanda lomuntu elomile ngokukhethekile: linesayizi elincane, kodwa ligcina zonke izici eziyisisekelo zobuso.

Izivakashi, izimali zeMyuziyamu zitholakala njengendlela yokuhamba ehlukile. Ngalokhu, udinga ukwehla phansi. Yilapho i-treasury yangempela yolwazi ivula khona! Ngaphezu kwalokho, kunemiboniso, eningi ngezinganekwane zazo, ezihola ngokujabula ngokuhlanganyela nezivakashi. Kukhona negumbi elihlukile, elikhuluma ngokuhlakanipha ngezikhathi lapho iBelgium iphishekela inqubomgomo yekoloni.

Ungafika kanjani?

Ukuze ufike e-Royal Museum of Central Africa kusuka eBrussels , udinga ukushayela esiteshini sesitimela saseMontgomery, bese ufika eTervuren Terminus ume nge-tram no 44 noma ngebhasi inombolo 317, 410.