Ever since the 2022 edition was given to Qatar the decision has been publicly debated on and off. It all started with the dubious motivation to host the most important football tournament in a hot desert country with no football tradition to speak off. That got fixed by moving the tournament from the summer to the winter and by building giant air conditioned football stadiums. Likely not contributing positively in our struggle to keep climate change under control. Then there were the incidents with unsafe working conditions, deaths and ‘slave labour’ while building the stadiums. Then followed the illiberal standpoint…

The KMSKA has recently reopened after having been closed for almost 10 years. The opening was soon followed by a lot of fuss in the press about the white floor, which is immediately full of black stripes from the shoes of visitors. Compared to the past, the museum now actually consists of 2 buildings in 1. Via the old entrance you can still go via the central corridor to the first floor and view the old rooms with the monumental paintings by the old masters such as Rubens. This part of the museum has not really changed and still has…