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A Minerals Company Wants a Belgian Museum's Records About the Congo

02/13/2026

A museum devoted to Belgium’s colonial history in Africa has found itself involved in a dispute over access to documents pertaining to rich mineral deposits in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly colonized by the European country. …

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Flemish Government Scraps Plan to Dissolve M HKA After Backlash

02/06/2026

Flemish Government Scraps Plan to Dissolve M HKA After Backlash Belgium is abandoning its plan to dismantle theMuseum of Contemporary Art Antwerp(M HKA) after being met with stiff resistance from the artistic community. The government had aimed to cancel construction …

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Antwerp’s Museum of Contemporary Art Calls Government Plan to Dissolve It Illegal

01/09/2026

Antwerp’s Museum of Contemporary Art Calls Government Plan to Dissolve It Illegal The leaders of theMuseum of Contemporary Art Antwerp(M HKA) at a January 6 press conference publicly denounced the Flemish government’sscheme to dissolve it and move its collection to …

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Walter Swennen Dead: Influential Belgian Painter Dies at 79

08/18/2025

Walter Swennen, an artist who began as a poet and later channeled his interest in language into wild, weird paintings, has died at 79. His death was announced by his gallery, Xavier Hufkens, which did not specify a cause. Swennen …

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