Taking action for inclusion and diversity?
Whether you're new to the idea or have deep-rooted convictions, Open Museum can help you take action.

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Looking for inspiration? Here, you'll find a selection of training sessions, events, museums best practices from museums, helpfull tools, as well as the contacts of our collaborators from the associative world.

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Kuumba

The Flemish-African house Kuumba is a place where African cultures and Flemish culture come together for exchange, dialogue and entertainment.

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Lasso

Lasso is a association working with co-creation and inclusive practices.

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Black speaks Back (BsB)

Black speaks Back (BsB) is a project that aims to discuss the various issues of the African diaspora in Belgium. BsB aims to show the plurality between black Belgians and Dutch by deconstructing images and stereotypes.

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RABKO

RABKO is a bilingual network for dialogue and reflection, a platform for advice and information, and a point of contact for arts and culture in Brussels.

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Mémoire Coloniale

The aims of Mémoire Coloniale are to educate, raise awareness and provide information, to fight and demand action on colonial and decolonial issues.

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Bamko

The majority of Bamko's members are Afro-descendant women. Bamko is open to anyone interested in learning more about interculturality, intersectionality, racism, feminism and ecology.

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ROSA

ROSA is a national campaign that fights against all forms of sexism and campaigns for the involvement of women in social movements.

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Unia

Unia is an independent public institution that promotes equality and combats discrimination.

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MRAX

Founded after the Second World War, MRAX is now a non-profit organisation that fights racism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia. It strives for a pluralist, egalitarian and just society.

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Xeno

Xeno is a travelling platform and practical research laboratory for intersectional feminism and BIPOC, queer and non-binary issues.

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Wetsi art gallery

Space for exhibitions and artistic encounters. Its founder, Anne Wetsi Mpoma, selects universes that can be seen as counter-narratives to the erasure or invisibilisation of artists of African descent in the contemporary art world. The objectives are to build bridges between institutions and diverse audiences.

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BePax

BePax is an association for lifelong learning whose mission is to contribute to peace and combat social inequalities caused by racism, as well as other factors interacting with racism. It encourages the creation of alliances with citizens and political leaders so that everyone can become an agent of change, equality and peace.

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Foyer

Foyer works to build a more inclusive and intercultural world and a society where everyone is respected.

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AWSA-Be

Arab women's solidarity association- Belgium is a lay, mixed association that campaigns for the promotion of the rights of women from the Arab world in their home and host countries.

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Black History Month Belgium

Black History Month Belgium aims to bring together Black and Afrodescendant communities in Belgium, and create spaces of solidarity to contribute to the education, entertainment and care of people who are members of these communities.

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Success DiverStory

Success DiverStory aims to raise awareness to combat racism and discrimination by changing perceptions through the presentation of role models.

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Musea Bekennen Kleur

The objective of Musea Bekennen Kleur is to permanently unite heritage institutions in their efforts to embed diversity and inclusion in the DNA of the heritage sector.

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Open Museum

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The aim of this initiative is to raise awareness of the importance of inclusion and participation of under-represented groups in the 125+ museums in the Brussels Museums network.