Leopold II: 1873-2020

On 9 June 2020, a statue of King Leopold II (1835-1909) was removed from the public space of Ekeren, Antwerp, where it had stood since 1873. Its removal was a highly charged occurrence and led to numerous questions being addressed at the museum. The below text contains the answer to some of those questions.

Polyphony and inclusion

The Congoville exhibition took place from May 29 to October 3, 2021. This group exhibition was curated by guest curator Sandrine Colard (BE/DRC). This exhibition and other future projects fit within a broader development of the museum towards greater polyphony and inclusion.

See Focus Presentation #2 online

Berlinde De Bruyckere

If you can’t get to the Middelheim Museum, want to have a quick look, or can’t get enough of it, you’ll find the whole presentation online here!

An archive portfolio as a starting point

Discover how Berlinde De Bruyckere prepared for her 1995 solo exhibition at the Middelheim Museum.

An archive portfolio as a starting point

Discover how Berlinde De Bruyckere prepared for her 1995 solo exhibition at the Middelheim Museum.

A stream of images as a frame of reference

See the images that surround and inspire Berlinde De Bruyckere.

A stream of images as a frame of reference

See the images that surround and inspire Berlinde De Bruyckere.

The artist as a guide

In this film you will discover how ideas take shape in Berlinde De Bruyckere’s mind and how her artworks are related to each other.

The artist as a guide

In this film you will discover how ideas take shape in Berlinde De Bruyckere’s mind and how her artworks are related to each other.

An artwork like a hammer blow

Discover a work by Berlinde De Bruyckere that has never been shown at the Middelheim Museum, though it would appear to have been made for it.