The Middelheim Museum is a unique institution where the amazing interplay between art and nature results in exceptional experiences. The open-air museum showcases modern and contemporary art amidst a green park setting. Works by artists such as Auguste Rodin, Henry Moore, Rik Wouters, Isa Genzken, Chris Burden, Ana Mendieta, Jean Katambayi, Barbara Hepworth, Bruce Nauman, Germaine Richier, Pascale Marthine Tayou provide a unique overview of more than a century of visual arts.
Every year the Museum sends out an invitation to renowned and promising artists. Freed from the typical “white cube” of a museum hall, the artists interact with the endless opportunities offered by the park and the existing collection. This inspires them to create new work, custom-made for the Middelheim Museum. In the past, the Museum has already collaborated with Berlinde De Bruyckere, Kapwani Kiwanga, Camille Henrot, Ulla von Brandenburg, Jeremy Deller, Sammy Baloji, Michel Francois, etc.
With an annual average of 400,000 visitors and free entry, the Middelheim Museum is a gateway to modern and contemporary art for young and old, from nature lovers to art experts. Culture and recreation come together in perfect harmony.
Pascale Marthine Tayou, Le Chemin du Bonheur, 2012 © The Artist & Galleria Continua. Photo Léonard Pongo
Maurice Mbikayi, The Aesthetic Observer, 2021 © The Artist. Photo Léonard Pongo
KinAct Collective, La maison du chef/Ndaku ya mokonzi , 2021 © The Artists. Photo Léonard Pongo
Ibrahim Mahama, UNTITLED, 2019 © The Artist & White Cube, London. Photo Léonard Pongo%20la_2021_%C2%A9%C2%A0The%20Artist%20%26%20Noud%20Wynants.jpg "KinAct Collective, Toza kaka / On est (encore) là, 2021 © The Artists and Noud Wijnants. Photo Léonard Pongo")
KinAct Collective, Toza kaka / On est (encore) là, 2021 © The Artists and Noud Wijnants. Photo Léonard Pongo
Ibrahim Mahama, Dokpeda 2012-2021, 2021 © The Artists & White Cube, London. Photo Léonard Pongo
Pélagie Gbaguidi, The Missing Link. Dicolonisation Education By Mrs Smiling Stone, 2017-2021 © The Artist. Photo Léonard Pongo
Hank Willis Thomas, Antwerpse Handjes (sculptural wall piece inspired by Belgian Antwerpse Handjes), 2019 © The Artist & Maruani Mercier. Photo Léonard Pongo_2019_%C2%A9%C2%A0The%20Artist%20%26%20Maruani%20Mercier.jpg "Hank Willis Thomas, Justice, Peace, Work (Stolen Sword Punctum), 2019 © The Artist & Maruani Mercier. Photo Léonard Pongo")
Hank Willis Thomas, Justice, Peace, Work (Stolen Sword Punctum), 2019 © The Artist & Maruani Mercier. Photo Léonard Pongo_2016_%C2%A9%C2%A0The%20Artist.jpg "Simone Leigh, No Face (cobalt), 2016 © The Artist & Maruani Mercier. Photo Léonard Pongo")
Simone Leigh, No Face (cobalt), 2016 © The Artist & Maruani Mercier. Photo Léonard Pongo
Sammy Baloji, The Other Memorial, 2015 © The Artist, Sindika Dokolo Foundation & Imane Farès. Photo Léonard Pongo
Sammy Baloji, Untitled, 2015 / 2021 © The Artist & Imane Farès. Photo Léonard Pongo
