News

• Response to the “Action Plan for the Flemish Museum Landscape and the Visual Arts”
  Mission - 2 February 2026 - 5:03 pm
  On Friday 30 January, Minister of Culture Caroline Gennez presented the “Action Plan for the Flemish Museum Landscape and the Visual Arts” to the Flemish Government. In recent months, some small positive moves have been made, motivated by concerns from the arts field and various involved organisations (but without engaging in a dialogue with them). An opening has been created for maintaining the museum status of M HKA, and the new “Action Plan” refers to the creation of a general assembly for the visual arts and the museum sector, with representatives from the field. While we acknowledge these positive steps, we are left with a number of critical concerns regarding this new “Action Plan”, which is marked by a high degree of vagueness.
• M HKA in Resistance: Museum and Museum at Risk Demand Halt to ‘Unlawful’ Dismantling"
  Mission - 6 January 2026 - 11:12 pm
  The Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp (M HKA) is fighting for its survival. Following the sudden announcement by Flemish Minister of Culture Caroline Gennez (Vooruit) to dismantle the M HKA as a museum and transfer its collection to S.M.A.K. in Ghent, the museum—backed by renowned artists, legal experts, and international museum directors—has, together with Museum at Risk, obtained legal advice branding the plans as "flagrantly unlawful". According to the analysis by honorary counsel Leo Neels (Allen & Overy), Gennez’s concept note violates fundamental principles of good governance, including the principle of legitimate expectations, artists’ moral rights, and the obligation to consult.
• A Line Crossed: A Sector United Against the Dismantling of Culture and Heritage
  Mission - 25 November 2025 - 12:30 pm
  On Tuesday, November 25, an intersectoral protest took place at Kon. Astridplein in Antwerp, where artists, workers, and cultural professionals stood together in resistance. During this rally, a powerful speech was delivered on behalf of M HKA and Museum at Risk, sharply criticizing the dismantling of M HKA and the undermining of the cultural sector.