Restitutie
Kakungu: the road to recovery?
- i.c.w. KADOC-KU Leuven
- i.c.w. 11.11.11
- i.c.w. Yaya Yaba Leki
- i.c.w. Hand in Hand tegen racisme
- i.c.w. MAS - Museum Aan de Stroom
- i.c.w. ENABEL
- i.c.w. FARO
Restitutie
Kakungu: the road to recovery?
- i.c.w. KADOC-KU Leuven
- i.c.w. 11.11.11
- i.c.w. Yaya Yaba Leki
- i.c.w. Hand in Hand tegen racisme
- i.c.w. MAS - Museum Aan de Stroom
- i.c.w. ENABEL
- i.c.w. FARO
Don Moussa Pandzou and the youth who participated in the incubator “Kakungu: the road to recovery?” invite you to join them in a dialogue about restitution.
In recent years, there has been growing attention for the colonial past of Belgium and Congo. Initiatives have been taken around the question of decolonising public space, research and museum collections.
However, many challenges remain, not least concerning the return of Congolese objects, archives and human remains held in a wide variety of Belgian institutions. And the voice of the diaspora – the diverse Congolese community in Belgium – is far too often absent from this debate.
Six months ago, Don Moussa Pandzou presented the documentary Kakungu – about the return of a Congolese mask from a Belgian museum collection – at Spreken is Goud by De Roma. Together with experts such as Anne Wetsi Mpoma, we took stock of the situation.
This screening also served as the launch of a call to youth – from the diaspora and beyond – who wanted to learn more about this topic, to participate in a so-called incubator programme, led by Don Moussa Pandzou, in collaboration with 11.11.11 and many partners from the diaspora, the heritage sector and the field of international solidarity.
Throughout the programme, these young people took part in numerous workshops and visits, including to the MAS and the AfricaMuseum, and engaged in dialogue with various experts, from museum directors to the leading decolonial thinker Achille Mbembe.
Now these youth are ready to present their findings and recommendations. But don't expect a dry presentation. Through words, music and images, these young people express what restitution means to them, as youth, as – Congolese – Belgians, as citizens of the world. And together we will engage in dialogue about the meaning of restitution for each of us, for our society and for the colonial legacy that both Belgium and Congo carry with them.
What if restitution could be a path to reparation?
With, among others: Don Moussa Pandzou, Nadia Nsayi and Sachka Vincent.
