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Museum restorer recounts discovering King Leopold II's colonial cruelty

Original: RE: https:// hachyderm.io/@skinnylatte/1173 98176880105009 When I was 23 years old I started to work as a restorer for t

A woman who began working as a restorer at the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, near Brussels, at age 23 says her background research there led her to uncover the brutality of Belgium's King Leopold II and his colonial rule over the Congo. Her account has drawn attention and replies, with readers discussing Belgium's colonial legacy and how such museums present that history.

Why now: Debates over Belgium's colonial past in the Congo and how institutions should reckon with it remain live and emotionally charged.

Royal Museum for Central AfricaKing Leopold IIBelgiumTervurenBrussels

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• RE: https:// hachyderm.io/@skinnylatte/1173 98176880105009 When I was 23 years old I started to work as a restorer for the Royal Museum for Central Africa # Tervuren # Brussels Because of the background research I discovered the cruelty of King Leopold II # Belgium and what… · CorinaKarstenberg · 8

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