title: Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp
text: # Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp
  
  The Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp (Dutch: 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.
  
  ## 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 Flor Bex [nl] 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).
  
  ## Solo exhibitions (selection)
  
  * 2019: Soleil Politique Marcel Broodthaers
  * 2019: The Perfect Kiss James Lee Byars
  * 2019: AM-BIG-YOU-US LEGSICON Laure Prouvost
  * 2018: Names Jef Geys
  * 2017: Greetings from the Eurasian Joseph Beuys
  * 2017: Romulus Peter Wächtler
  * 2016: The Secret of Permanent Creation Robert Filliou
  * 2015: Bruises and Lustre Otobong Nkanga
  * 2015: The Shape of the words Fabrice Hyber
  * 2013: Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys Optimundus
  * 2012: A Matter of Life and Death and Singing Jimmie Durham
  