Belgium Scraps Plans to Dismantle Its Oldest Contemporary Art Museum

The backtrack comes on the heels of backlash from prominent art-world figures. Belgium has backtracked on controversial plans to dismantle its oldest contemporary art museum. Following a wave of backlash among some of the art world’s most influential figures, Antwerp’s Museum of Contemporary Art (M HKA) will retain its museum status and its permanent collection will remain intact.