Family day

Family Day

12 Apr 2026

Program: 11:00 - 17:00 Practical information The Salon M HKADEE Toddler Tour Family Tour Collage workshop Screen-printing studio Waffles and ice cream

Some activities are available in Dutch only. This is always indicated alongside the activity.

Family Day is all about discovering the museum together. While you explore the exhibitions, kids can play, look around and dive right in. Tours, workshops and activities are made just for them. Take your time with the art and enjoy a fun, surprising and feel-good day together.

Family Day kicks off a new season. Next dates: July 12 and November 15.

Programme

**The Salon – we refuse_d: Traces and gestures**

11:00-17:00 | Floor 1 | Some online activities are available in Dutch only.

Step into the Salon and experiment at your own pace. Play with materials, questions and gestures, and discover unexpected ways of engaging with the themes of we refuse_d. What you make or leave behind grows along with the traces of others. Some things are tangible, others remain unspoken. Take your time, or step in for a moment and move on again. A guide will be present from 11:00 to 17:00.

M HKADEE Toddler Tour – An extraterrestrial world

11:15-12:15 | Ground floor | Available in Dutch only

A separate ticket is required for this activity and the number of participants per group is limited. This edition is unfortunately sold out, but you can look here to take part on another date.

Set off on a magical journey through the museum with your toddler! Discover a world full of shapes, colours and surprises: fly to the moon, meet a little astronaut and explore strange planets with all your senses. Look, feel, listen and move together: knead, play with light and mirrors, and unwind among soft sounds

**Family Tour – we refuse_d & Cosmic Body (6+)**

13:30-14:30 & 15:30-16:30 | Ground floor and Floor 2 | Available in Dutch only

Set off with your family to explore we refuse_d and Cosmic Body, guided by a member of our team. Look closely, sense what is happening, draw what you see and try the activities by the artworks. Gather impressions, ideas and fragments of yourself as you walk, and discover what matters to you and where you feel at home.

**Collage workshop – Palettes of Palestine (in collaboration with HOPE Foundation)**

14:00-17:00 | Floor 6

Palettes of Palestine highlights personal stories, art and the culture of Palestine. In this collage workshop, you will work with photographs from Gaza and create a new world by cutting, pasting and combining.

The workshop invites you to discover what connects us. We share dreams, feelings and fears, we play, celebrate and love. By making and imagining together, these stories take on a new form.

Pop-up screen-printing studio – My backpack

13:00-15:30 | Ground floor

In our screen-printing studio, you print an image by artist Stef Van Looveren onto a backpack, in which a seed or a face appears. The seed stands for growth and potential, the face for strength and character. Backpacks can be bought at reception for €3. You may also bring something of your own to print on. In collaboration with screen-printing studio Rombus.

Waffles and ice creams

14:00-17:00 | M HKAFE

A Family Day is also a day to enjoy together. Take a break in the M HKAFE with something tasty, and let your visit continue at an easy pace in a relaxed atmosphere.

Practical information

Date: Sunday 12 April 2026
Time: 11:00 to 17:00
Location: M HKA, Leuvenstraat 32, 2000 Antwerpen

Tickets

Admission with a valid admission ticket
Children up to and including 17 years old have free admission.
On Family Day, the reduced rate of €8 applies for adults (other discounts also apply).

Toddler Tour (full): The toddler tour is ticketed. Buy your ticket here
Family Tour: The family tours are free during Family Day.

Practical

You can put together your visit freely and join different activities throughout the day.

Advance booking is required for the toddler tour.
The workshop is freely accessible, with drop-in participation.
In M HKAFE you can take a break in the afternoon with waffles and ice creams.

Family Days

A relaxed museum day for families with tours, workshop, screen printing, waffles and space to discover together.