Tourist Attractions & Monuments Congo Brazzaville

Opened in 2021, this gallery, located in the very south of the capital, promotes the works of visual artist Rhodes Makoumbou and her late father, David, once a renowned painter. Rhodes' oil canvases, often painted with knives, highlight the social activities of African women, as do the gigantic sculptures in the garden, representing the trades practiced by women. It is also a place for training the younger generation and hosting activities. A small bar adjoins the gallery for art lovers.

On the initiative of Leadership Congo, a local social and cultural association, this cultural center opened in January 2021. Since then, it has hosted a variety of performances, from theater to slam, from gospel to percussion, and from book presentations to photo exhibitions. The active Facebook page is well worth a look for information on upcoming shows. The cultural center also aims to be a space for sharing and artistic expression, with residencies for artists who can take part in training workshops and stay overnight.

Nestled in the N'gol Odoua forest, this museum is dedicated to the kiebe-kiebe initiation dance, endemic to the Congo. Over 150 exhibits reveal the evolution of this ancestral ceremony, still practiced in the Plateaux, Cuvette and Cuvette-Ouest regions. Along the way, you can see kiebe-kiebe statuettes, musical instruments and various objects linked to the sacred rite, as well as more modern works from the collection of the president, whose native village, Édou, is just a stone's throw away.

Opened in 2018 in the grounds of Mikhael's Hotel, this private contemporary art gallery exhibits renowned Central African artists. The aim? To bring today's artists closer to art lovers and enthusiasts, potential customers. All vernissages take place in the presence of the painter, who also regularly comes to the hotel to prepare his canvases in front of interested customers. Exhibitions generally rotate on a monthly basis. Otherwise, the gallery hangs paintings from its own rich and varied collection. A colorful stopover.

In the heart of the Dimonika Biosphere Reserve, gold miners - locals and Westafs alike - dig in the ochre earth with shovels all day in search of a few nuggets to support their families. They then stroke the ground with a metal detector, which beeps to tell them if gold is hiding in the gravel. Most of them will sell their treasure that evening, before going off to quench their thirst in the village bars. The Vigoureux inn organizes walks along the gold panning pits, with the option of witnessing the washing of the gold.