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Recently, the Royal Museum for Central Africa reopened its doors after tens of millions of euros were spent on renovations. With the goal of "modernizing" the museum for today's audience, certain statues and exhibitions were re-worked or removed entirely in order to convey the brutality of the Belgian occupation of Congo But what does the renovation mean for Belgium and its attitude/relationship to colonialism? For insight, we spoke to Frank De Coninck, former Belgian Ambassador and former Marshal of the Royal Household of the Royal Court of Belgium. We also spoke with Ange Nsanzineza, a member of the VUB African Society.