Why Is Belgium Moving to Dismantle Its Oldest Contemporary Art Museum?

Critics call a controversial plan to strip Antwerp’s M HKA of its museum status and collection "unlawful." Belgium is on the brink of dismantling its oldest contemporary art museum, as a controversial proposal to strip Antwerp’s Museum of Contemporary Art (M HKA) of its collection and museum status heads to the Flemish parliament. The plan’s announcement has triggered resignations, legal challenges, and a public backlash from some of the art world’s most influential figures such as Luc Tuymans and Anish Kapoor.