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Controversy Erupts Over Proposed M HKA Art Move

1/7/2026

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Caroline Gennez, the Flemish culture minister, proposes moving the Museum of Contemporary Art (M HKA) collection of 8,000 artworks to Ghent's Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art (Smak).
Luc Tuymans and Anish Kapoor criticize the plan for risking the artworks' integrity.
The move follows budget cuts in the Flanders region.
Belgium's financial inspectorate questions the plan's cost savings and warns it could raise future costs for the Antwerp museum.

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Caroline Gennez, the Flemish culture minister, proposes moving the Museum of Contemporary Art (M HKA) collection of 8,000 artworks to Ghent's Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art (Smak).
Luc Tuymans and Anish Kapoor criticize the plan for risking the artworks' integrity.
The move follows budget cuts in the Flanders region.
Belgium's financial inspectorate questions the plan's cost savings and warns it could raise future costs for the Antwerp museum.