01/2026

40 years of the Friends of M HKA: a conversation about commitment, renewal and the future of contemporary art.

A new Friends edition by Gaiska Torrealba, with a presentation of recent work on the 6th floor of M HKA.

A museum cannot have a half-identity. Without full museum status, there can be no institutional clarity, no international legitimacy and no sustainable future. Not for M HKA, and not for Flemish visual arts policy as a whole.

This timeline maps the most significant developments involving M HKA from 3 October 2025 onwards, following the publication of Flemish Minister of Culture Caroline Gennez’s concept note on reshaping the Flemish museum landscape.

In 2026, M HKA focuses on the museum’s long-standing commitment to artist-centred thinking, contemporary urgency, and public encounter. Don't miss out these highlights.

A call to preserve M HKA as Antwerp’s museum of contemporary art, and to defend its future through dialogue.

If Flanders loses M HKA as a museum, it loses more than an institution: it loses international credibility, sustained artistic development, and public responsibility for contemporary art. The loss may unfold quietly, but it is structural, and difficult to reverse.