Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp explained

M HKA
Native Name:Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen
Native Name Lang:nl
Map Type:Belgium
Map Size:220
Coordinates:51.2111°N 4.3897°W
Location:Leuvenstraat 32 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium
Type:Art museum
Collections:Contemporary Art
Collection Size:2.039 (2012)
Visitors:147 000 (2017)
Director:Bart de Baere
Website:http://www.muhka.be/

The Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp (Dutch; Flemish: Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, commonly abbreviated as M HKA, previously MuHKA) is the contemporary art museum of the city of Antwerp, Belgium. Its current director is Bart de Baere.[1]

Overview

The museum holds a permanent collection of contemporary art from Belgian and international artists, an arthouse cinema and an extensive library of books on contemporary art.

History

Museum of Contemporary Art was founded in 1982 by the Flemish Community. M HKA's first director was until 1992. In 2002, Bart de Baere took position. The architect responsible for the creation of the museum from an old grain storage space (1987) was Michel Grandsard who also designed the extension of the museum (1997). Current exhibition curators are Nav Haq, Liliane Dewachter, Anne-Claire Schmitz and Joanna Zielińska.[2] From 2003 until 2011 Dieter Roelstraete was a curator at the Antwerp Museum of Contemporary Art (MuHKA).[3]

Solo exhibitions (selection)

References

  1. Web site: Verhulst. Sophia. 27 July 2017. MuHKA's Bart De Baere on the contemporary art institution's recent expansion. The Word Magazine. 22 November 2018.
  2. Web site: M HKA About Us. 2022-02-15. M HKA.
  3. Web site: Dieter Roelstraete. University of Chicago Department of Art History.