2023

How can we consciously take care of our attention in an increasingly loud and oversaturated world? Such is the question raised during ANTENA, a year-long programme dedicated to listening. Conceived by artist and musician Céline Gillain. She talks about her practice in this conversation with the Superhost curators.

The M HKA has a new season of exhibitions in store for you. This autumn we turn inward. Terms such as intimacy, sexuality, 'floating, flying, taking off ', connection and identity: it promises to be a sultry late summer ... With some activities on the calendar to suit the action to the word.

Do you know the masterpiece by the Chinese artist Wang Du in the collection of the Flemish Community, or the groundbreaking multimedia installations that established Yang Fudong as a symbol of the Shanghai art scene? In recent years, the collection of the Flemish Community has received considerable attention, especially for its emphasis on artists from Flanders.  The fact that Flanders possesses a top collection of international contemporary art has often been overlooked until now. This is set to change.

Interactive exhibitions and events, a vibrant museum night, and playful installations for children on our roof terrace: we look forward to welcoming you this summer. Moreover, this summer 'het Zuid' will be the place to be: the once grey Zuiderdokken have been completely renovated into a large green park. Discover here what the M HKA has in store for the coming months.

The Flemish government has approved the updated project budget for the study and construction of a new M HKA, totalling 130 million euros. Additionally, the government has made a call for a design team for the new building.

Last year, German collector Christian Kaspar Schwarm donated the work 'Friendship of Nations: Polish' Shi'te Showbiz' by Slavs and Tatars to the M HKA. It is currently on display in a collection presentation. Why did he choose to donate this work to the museum? And how does the M HKA deal with donations in general? An explanation.