The making of
Subtitle: the renovation of the Royal Museum for Central Africa
Publisher: BAI
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Kontich, Belgium
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9789085867807
Subjects: Museum buildings; Conservation and restoration; Museum architecture; Buildings, structures; Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale
Other titles: Renovation of the Royal Museum for Central Africa
Description: The Royal Museum for Central Africa was renovated. A wealth of photographs provides readers with a unique picture of the comprehensive renovations to the 1910 building and its architectural metamorphosis. The museum was not only in urgent physical need of restoration, but also required a thorough transformation to turn it into a museum suitable for the 21st century. Photographs taken before, during and after renovation bear testament to that long and complex process. In addition to the splendid photographs, the book also contains a series of interviews of the most important parties involved, highlighting in each one a different aspect of this unique enterprise. In fourteen interviews, the various actors involved in the museum's renovation are given the opportunity to speak: they include the clients, the architect, the contractors, the scenographers, the restoration specialists and members of staff. A journey through time and space: the fascinating making of the AfricaMuseum in Tervuren.
Notes: "This book was published on the occasion of the reopening of the Royal Museum for Central Africa on 8 December 2018"--Colophon.