Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art

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Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art (MIMA)
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Established15 April 2016 (2016-04-15)
LocationQuai du Hainaut / Henegouwenkaai 41,
B-1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°51′04″N 4°20���17″E / 50.851111°N 4.338056°E / 50.851111; 4.338056Coordinates: 50°51′04″N 4°20′17″E / 50.851111°N 4.338056°E / 50.851111; 4.338056
TypeContemporary art
DirectorRaphael Cruyt
CuratorAlice Van Den Abeele
Nearest car parkParking Brunfaut, Rue Fernand Brunfaut / Fernand Brunfautstraat 18,
1080 Brussels
Websitemimamuseum.eu

The Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art (MIMA) is a contemporary art museum in the Molenbeek-Saint-Jean municipality of Brussels, Belgium. It is a privately owned non-profit museum which was founded in 2016.

History[]

Opened on 15 April 2016, the museum is owned by developer Jean-Paul Pütz. The four-story building was originally built in 1916 and it was once the Belle-Vue Brewery brewery. The MIMA was privately financed by Pütz at a cost of €18 million. Seven art collectors have contributed art to the museum. The museum has an operating budget of €600,000 per year.[1]

The two directors are Alice van den Abeele and Raphaël Cruyt. They started the business as a non-profit. They thought the museum was needed because there are no public contemporary art museums in Belgium. The museum has displayed works by Momo and the duo Faile, David Shrigley, and Barry McGee.[2]

The museum is located in a western municipality of Brussels called Molenbeek, at 41, Quai du Hainaut/Henegouwenkaai. The area has been considered by some media outlets as a "dangerous place", a reputation the museum seeks to shed.[3]

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References[]

  1. ^ Carvajal, Doreen (31 May 2016). "In Brussels, Art Museum Brings Hope to Muslim Neighborhood of Molenbeek". New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ McGivern, Hannah (19 March 2016). "Private museum pops up to fill a gap in Brussels". The Art Newspaper. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ Alexander-Webber, Miranda (18 March 2016). "New art museum seeks to shed dangerous image of Brussels' Molenbeek". Reuters. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.


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