This regarded art school has loads of sculpture around the grounds, and you can often see students and professors at work.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary
11.58 MILES
Ninety minutes west of Kinshasa, just beyond the city's sprawl, this excellent project provides a home for orphaned bonobos. Long thought to be…
Musée National de Kinshasa
3.39 MILES
This amazing ethnographic archive comprising some 45,000 objects has been waiting patiently for its new home, a US$10 million prestige investment from…
Nearby Kinshasa attractions
1. Nôtre Dame Cathedral
0.16 MILES
Built under Belgian rule in 1947, this brick cathedral is one of Kinshasa's most important religious buildings.
2. Palais du Peuple
0.98 MILES
The Palais du Peuple (People's Palace) is home to DRC's legislature, made up of the National Assembly and Senate. It is not open to the public.
3. Marché Central
1.52 MILES
This one of the largest markets in Central Africa, and is worth visiting for the intrepid. Watch your belongings (better still, bring nothing with you at…
4. Laurent Kabila's Tomb
1.53 MILES
This tomb of former president Laurent Kabila (1939-2001) is worth seeing, although reaching it involves passing through several layers of security in the…
5. Palais de la Nation
1.61 MILES
Built in 1956 as the official residence of the Belgian governor general in Kinshasa, the Palais de la Nation was where Congo's first president, Patrick…
6. Église Ste Anne
2.07 MILES
Part of a large missionary compound, the Église Ste Anne is Kinshasa's main Catholic church.
7. La Corniche
3.08 MILES
This wonderful modernised embankment is a great place for a stroll, and affords fantastic views over the Congo River to Kinshasa, looming in the distance…
8. Palais du Peuple
3.11 MILES
Heavily guarded and best not approached or photographed, this is the residence of Congo's long-term president, Denis Sassou N'Guesso.