Belgium museum drops guide accused of glorifying colonial past


A view of Belgium’s Africa Museum, which was once notorious for its uncritical celebration of Belgian colonial exploits in Central Africa. It reopened last year following a major refurbishment to bring it up to date. – Wikipedia pic, December 24, 2019.

BELGIUM’S Africa Museum has stopped using a white guide accused of making racist comments during a tour with students and painting the country’s colonial past in a positive light, its director told AFP today.

“He is no longer a guide at our museum,” said Guido Gryseels after meeting the freelancer to confront him with the allegations.


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