Our social media guidelines

Muhka is a museum that seeks out dialogue: with artists, with partners, with you. That is the course we have set. Our collection is our foundation; our network is our strength. A network thrives when people talk to one another, even when they disagree.

Questions, concerns, criticism and different views on an artwork or our policies are all welcome on our channels. It is fine to find art difficult. We sometimes do too.

What we do not allow

• Hate speech. This includes publicly inciting hatred, discrimination, violence or segregation against a person or group because of their ethnicity, origin and cultural background, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability. Posting such content may be a criminal offence.
• Insulting, belittling or bullying artists, speakers, partners, visitors, colleagues or anyone else taking part in the conversation, or getting into personal disputes with them.
• Personal details about yourself or others.
• Spam, advertising, nude images and sexual references.

What we welcome

Strong criticism. Disagreement. Doubt. If you disagree with an exhibition, a programme or a policy decision, you are welcome to make your case. We do not exclude people for their views, but we do act when they attack someone personally.

What happens when the rules are broken

• We remove hate speech, without warning if necessary. We report it to the platform and, where appropriate, to Unia or the police.
• We hide or remove insulting comments, personal disputes, spam and other content that breaks these rules. Where possible, we send a short message with a link to this page and to hierniet.be.
• If it continues, we restrict or block your account. We will always direct you to hierniet.be before taking that step.

Events with partners

Some of our programme is developed with others, including FRONT ROW with NICC, INBOX, Zuiderdaken with Volle Grond, and Antwerp Queer Arts Festival. We apply the same rules to comments about these events. Anyone contributing to a Muhka event can count on our protection.

Hier Niet

Muhka supports Hier Niet, an initiative by Belgian social media managers to tackle online hate. When someone crosses the line, we direct them to hierniet.be.

When we monitor comments

We cannot monitor our channels around the clock. A comment may therefore remain visible for a while before we see it.