the debate about the place of statues in the public space is still raging. In recent weeks, several busts, including of Leopold II, have been degraded.

To counter these actions, a citizens ‘ movement has taken the initiative to clean up the statue located in the gardens of the Museum of Africa in Tervuren. Aymeric de Lamotte has shared this initiative on the social networks and describes “an action is non-political, citizens’ and civic. “