"Culture minister Caroline Gennez first announced her intention to scrap a long-anticipated $93 million new building for M HKA last fall, amid a broader "structural reform" of Flanders's museum landscape. M HKA would be turned into an arts center for temporary programming and its permanent collection would be transferred to the Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art (Smak) in Ghent. The proposal met fierce opposition from the museum, prominent local artists Luc Tuymans and Otobong Nkanga,"
"The Flemish culture ministry has managed to reach an agreement with the campaigners seeking to protect M HKA. The museum will enter a new phase, dubbed "M HKA 2.0," but his has yet to be mapped out. For now, Gennez has announced a new general assembly, which will bring together various stakeholders to discuss and propose long-term recommendations for the region's cultural sector. A vision statement for the future of Flanders's museums will be prepared by June."
Belgium reversed plans to dismantle Antwerp's Museum of Contemporary Art (M HKA), preserving its museum status and permanent collection. Culture minister Caroline Gennez had proposed scrapping a planned $93 million new building as part of a wider structural reform, which would have converted M HKA into an arts center and transferred its collection to Smak in Ghent. The proposal provoked strong opposition from the museum, prominent artists, and leading museum figures. The Flemish culture ministry reached an agreement with campaigners. M HKA will move into a collaboration-focused phase called "M HKA 2.0," with a new general assembly and a vision statement due by June.
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