The Spiritan collections of African art, gathered in Allex since 2018 in a new museum adapted to modern standards, are an exceptional testimony of life, the traditions, art and beliefs of the people of Equatorial Africa in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The range of artifacts preserved in the collections is wide and concerns both the everyday (tools, dishes, seats, weapons, adornments, etc.), as well as the sacred (initiation rites, liturgy of initiation societies, therapeutic or divinatory practices, etc.) with many masks and statues, including some wonders of African art.
Most of these objects, miraculously preserved, have remained unpublished until now for the general public and specialists. The museum aims above all to be a space for dialogue, open to the contemporary world and its questions, in a perspective of mutual enrichment. Young and old, Christian or not, art lovers or novices, all are invited to discover the richness of African culture of yesterday and today, in a spirit of openness and simplicity . For more information: www.museespiritain-artsafricains.fr