Académie des Beaux-Arts de Kinshasa (ABA-KIN)Founded in 1943 by Belgian missionary Marc Stanislas Wallenda, the Académie des Beaux-Arts de Kinshasa is a leading institution for fine arts and graphic design education in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Initially established as Saint-Luc in Gombe-Matadi, it relocated to Kinshasa in 1949 and became a higher technical institute in 1981. ABA-KIN remains a modern artistic hub in Central Africa, dedicated to excellence in visual arts.