After 11 years of renovation and expansion work, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp (KMSKA) reopened its doors on Saturday to the general public.
The KMSKA houses the largest art collection in Flanders, and includes some of the greatest masterpieces by Rubens and Ensor.
Built in 1890, the building has undergone a complete renovation to meet modern standards. The work saw much delay and took several years longer than anticipated, due to asbestos and structural problems. The final cost fell at 100 million euros.
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Shows and festivities at the museum forecourt welcomed the general public during the day.
The collection is now divided into two temporal blocks – before and after 1880 – with the paintings of James Ensor linking the two.
The museum has also arranged the works by theme, and plans to create a dialogue between classical and contemporary art.
