News

• AFI warns: Dissolution of M HKA threatens democratic cultural policy in Belgium
  Open letter - 8 December 2025 - 10:00 am
  Artistic Freedom Initiative (AFI) has sent an open letter to Culture Minister Caroline Gennez, criticizing the sudden dismantling of M HKA as a museum. AFI warns that the decision sets a dangerous precedent for democratic cultural governance and undermines institutional autonomy. The organization calls for transparency, dialogue, and the preservation of M HKA as a permanent institution.
• Where Do We Go From Here? An Open Conversation on the reform of the Flemish museums
  Announcement - 7 December 2025 - 4:59 pm
  NICC organises a public debate for artists, art workers and other cultural professionals to discuss the announced reform of the Flemish museum landscape.
• ARTnews Ranks Closure of M HKA Among Top 25 "Defining Art Events of 2025"
  Statement of Support - 3 December 2025 - 9:59 pm
  A notable acknowledgment of the international impact of local cultural policy
• Nowhere else has the establishment of a Museum of Contemporary Art had such an impact on a neighbourhood, on a city, as in Antwerp.
  Opinion - 29 November 2025 - 3:01 am
  Danny Devos is an artist in Antwerp. He advocates for the preservation of the Museum of Contemporary Art in his city.
• Antwerp deserves a Museum for Contemporary Art
  Opinion - 28 November 2025 - 4:32 pm
  In this brief history of 100 years of Antwerp art, artist Danny Devos outlines why the Flemish government must still decide to keep the Museum of Contemporary Art in the city.
• Solidarity Without Borders: 'Hands Against The Wall' Connects Brazil and Antwerp in Protest for M HKA
  Statement of Support - 26 November 2025 - 10:00 am
  On November 23, Antwerp and Brazil united in a powerful performance: "Hands Against The Wall." A symbolic protest against the dismantling of M HKA, with a message of international solidarity.
• 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.
• Open Letter in Defense of M HKA Antwerp
  Statement of Support - 20 November 2025 - 3:19 pm
  We, members of the Ukrainian artistic community - artists, curators, writers and cultural workers, write to express our profound concern regarding the decision to dismantle M HKA as an independent institution and relocate its collection.
• OPEN CALL: Hands Against the Wall
  Appeal - 18 November 2025 - 9:32 pm
  On Sunday 23.11 at 1.30pm we come together to place our 'Hands Against the Wall' - an action based on the performance of Ben Benaouisse.
• Members sought for the Board of Trustees - Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp
  Announcement - 12 November 2025 - 9:00 pm
  Three of the four independent directors have resigned. The governing body is therefore launching an open call for candidates who wish to serve as independent directors on the governing body of M HKA vzw. The interim directors will be appointed for the remainder of the current term of office, which expires on 31 October 2026. Their term of office is renewable.