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Middelheim Museum initiates a major expansion of its collection

Thanks to collaborative ventures and the implementation of measures in support of the sector, the Middelheim Museum was able to diversify and give a significant boost to its collection in 2021. No fewer than 43 new works of art by 35 different artists were collected in 2021 together with the Flemish Community, the city of Antwerp and the Middelheim Promotors. The museum thus strengthens its unique position as a collecting institution for contemporary outdoor sculpture.

Public Figure #3: Mekhitar Garabedian

For the commissioning series Public Figure, every year a contemporary artist is invited by the Antwerp Public Art Collection to make an artwork departing from the question: Who or what do we put on a pedestal in today’s public space?

Sammy Baloji

The Long Hand

The Antwerp public art collection (Kunst in de Stad) proudly presents a new permanent commission by artist Sammy Baloji.

Festive opening

Exhibition Camille Henrot - Wet Job

A new exhibition is a cause for celebration! So let’s start with a fun festive opening. You can expect an Artist Talk, guided tours, food trucks and live music.

Artist Talk

Camille Henrot

On the opening day of the summer exhibition, Camille Henrot had a conversation with director Sara Weyns.

New Narratives

Siggie Vertommen, Binu Singh en Esohe Weyden

Een verrassend nieuwe blik op dezelfde beelden. Laat je rondleiden door onze zomertentoonstelling Wet Job van Camille Henrot en bekijk de kunstwerken door de ogen van Siggie Vertommen, Binu Singh of Esohe Weyden. Dankzij hun persoonlijke interpretaties en verhalen ontdek je de expo op een heel andere manier.

New presentation of artworks

The Middelheim Museum is breathing new life into its art park. In 2023 and 2024, many sculptures are given a new, well thought-out place in the art park, along with better interpretation and signage. There will also be a new publicly accessible open-air repository for sculptures which are temporarily not displayed in the collection presentation. In the renewed presentation, extra attention is paid to the landscape elements and the special heritage value of the Middelheim site. Thus, people, art, nature and heritage will come even closer together.

Lili Dujourie

Mimesis

Mimesis is a new monumental sculpture by artist Lili Dujourie (°1941, Roeselare, Belgium), commissioned by the city of Antwerp on the occasion of the reopening of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) in the autumn of 2022.

A KIND OF A 'HUH?'*

Artist publications, a guide

After decades on the margins, the medium of artist publication is gaining popularity. Increasingly, artists are choosing this art form to express artistic ideas, and art collectors and museums are showing increasing interest in it. That is why the Middelheim Museum has initiated a subsidised, two-year project around the artists' publications in the museum library.

Audio walk

#congoville

Listen to Bitshilualua Kabeya’s interview with Sandrine Colard, the curator of Congoville, while you walk through the exhibition. Kabeya, a student at an Antwerp university college, starts from her own perspective to discuss the exhibition’s concept, the invited artists and the relevance of ‘Congoville’ during this interview.

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