Light on the south-west of the Congo. Through 150 works, "La part de l'ombre" reveals the rich artistic production of a little known region. It is an opportunity to restore the wooden statuary of the Congo to its rightful place. The South-West of Congo corresponds more or less to the former province of Bandundu, which included the current territories of Kwango, Kwilu and Mai-Ndombe, while also incorporating the current province of Kinshasa. Covering almost half the surface area of France, the region is as diverse - more than a dozen peoples live there - as it is culturally rich. This richness is particularly evident in the plastic arts, as shown by the extraordinary diversity of forms of statuary, masks and other everyday objects.