VMHK: a Common Ground for Art

a New Flemish Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp

Master thesis (2023)

Authors

E. Erolsun Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

S. De Vocht Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
M. Parravicini Architectural Technology - Architecture and the Built Environment (graduation committee member)
J.S. Zeinstra Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (graduation committee member)
D.J. Rosbottom Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (coach)
Mark Pimlott Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (coach)
S. Pietsch Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (coach)
A.R. Thomas Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (coach)
Faculty
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Published Date

09-11-2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

MHKA (Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp), is a museum established in the 1970's. Given spatial and characteristic requirements, it is seeking for an expansion and reestablishment in the wide art scene in Antwerp. The MHKA has deep roots in the city itself, including public inclusivity and how people have been experiencing art in various ways. From open public events, to temporary exhibitions, the museum centralizes itself around this ideology and wills to expand this to a greater scale. The new museum, VMHK, is a result of this will. From facilitating isolated art galleries to open forums on different levels, the museum is a place to gather, discuss, experiment and experience. With adaptable spaces that host a variety of public activities; the establishment seeks to act as a ground for inter & intra dialogues for the people, for the art and for the city. It becomes an unfiltered, common ground that embodies the institution's stance and character towards art & people.