Léon Spilliaert’s international breakthrough
Will 2020 be the year of Léon Spilliaert’s major breakthrough? An interview with Spilliaert expert Anne Adriaens-Pannier.
On tour
On tour
News & updates
Stay amazed. About the reconstruction, the new acquisitions and insights, events,... In short, an artful collection of news and updates.
Interesting articles
Team
Team
What are we doing? Fleur van Paassen and Karen Daghelet
Museum staff introduce themselves. A glimpse of what’s happening behind the scenes as we prepare for the opening of the new museum.
Collection
Collection
Museum Muse: Sofie Muller
Which works of art from the KMSKA collection inspire artists today? And why?
Collection
Collection
The culture of giving: the KMSKA donor book
We have just published our richly illustrated donor book. A conversation with the authors.
Collection
Collection
Six interesting facts about St Barbara
We reveal six little known facts about Saint Barbara of Nicomedia by Jan van Eyck.
Collection
Collection
New acquisition: etching by Ensor
New to the collection: Capture of a Strange Town, an etching by James Ensor. With thanks to a friend of the museum.
Restoration
Restoration
Eight remarkable restorations supported by the National Lottery
Since 2016 the museum can count on the support of the National Lottery for the restorations of the artworks.
Collection
Collection
What we wish you in 2020...
We joyfully open the door for the new year. Because it gives us no less than 366 days to work hard on the new museum.
Renovation
Renovation
Photography with a painter’s eye
Karin Borghouts has been photographing the renovation of the KMSKA since 2011. She also spent two years retracing Vincent van Gogh’s footste
Artist in Residence
Artist in Residence
Robin Verheyen: ‘I paint with timbre.’
A conversation with Artist in Residence Robin Verheyen on the composition he made inspired by Fouquet's Madonna.
Research
Research
Results of the Getty’s examination of our Madonna
A team of researchers, art historians and conservators examined the masterpiece from the KMSKA at The Getty in Los Angeles.
On tour
On tour
Henri De Braekeleer, modernist painter
The Musée Rops in Namur is presenting a survey of work by Henri De Braekeleer – the forgotten painter of scenes from Old Antwerp.