Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp
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- | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | + | The '''Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp''' (1987, Nederlands: Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, commonly abbreviated as ''M HKA'', previously ''MuHKA'') is the [[contemporary art]] [[museum]] of the city of [[Antwerp]], [[Belgium]]. |
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+ | It opened its doors on [[June 20]], 1987. | ||
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+ | The director of the museum since 2002 is [[Bart de Baere]]. | ||
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+ | In 2017, the entrance hall was redesigned by [[Axel Vervoordt]]. | ||
+ | ==History== | ||
+ | Museum of Contemporary Art was founded in 1982 by the Flemish Community. M HKA's first director was [[Flor Bex]] 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]]. From 2003 until 2011 [[Dieter Roelstraete]] was a curator at the Antwerp Museum of Contemporary Art (MuHKA). | ||
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+ | == See also == | ||
+ | *[[Antwerp Baroque 2018. Rubens Inspires ]] | ||
+ | *[[Het Zuid]] | ||
+ | *[[Belgian contemporary art]] | ||
+ | *[[Leuvenstraat ]] | ||
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The Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp (1987, Nederlands: Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, commonly abbreviated as M HKA, previously MuHKA) is the contemporary art museum of the city of Antwerp, Belgium.
It opened its doors on June 20, 1987.
The director of the museum since 2002 is Bart de Baere.
In 2017, the entrance hall was redesigned by Axel Vervoordt.
History
Museum of Contemporary Art was founded in 1982 by the Flemish Community. M HKA's first director was Flor Bex 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. From 2003 until 2011 Dieter Roelstraete was a curator at the Antwerp Museum of Contemporary Art (MuHKA).
See also