Save M HKA: A Roundtable – Response from Els Silvrants-Barclay

First, we must dare to acknowledge that M HKA indeed faced significant challenges in its museological functions – ranging from basic caretaking, such as collection registration and storage, to broader substantive questions regarding acquisition, display, and dissemination. These issues were repeatedly noted in evaluation reports, yet, frankly, they were also an open secret. In that sense, as a community, we could and should have spoken up earlier.