Nominations Received for OMPA 2026

• S.M.A.K.

  

  S.M.A.K. — Communal Museum For Contemporary Art — is one of Belgium's leading museums of contemporary art, located in Ghent. Founded in 1975 by curator Jan Hoet, it still remains one of the most significant institutions of its kind in the country.

• National Art Gallery, Malaysia

  

  The National Art Gallery, now known as the National Visual Arts Development Board (LPSVN), originated from an idea proposed between 1954 and 1956 by the Malaya Arts Council. It was officially established on August 27, 1958, by Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, Malaysia first Prime Minister at its original location in Jalan Ampang.

• Seoul Museum of Art

  

  The Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) that opened in 1988 is ‘Seoul’s Network Museum’ in which eight branches throughout intersect in response to changes in the times and art, and where users, producers, and mediators come together. In particular, SeMA has recently opened the Photography Seoul Museum of Art, the first public photography museum in Korea, and the Seo-Seoul Museum of Art, which specializes in new media and interdisciplinary practices.

• The Vancouver Art Gallery

  

  Founded in 1931 on the ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, the Vancouver Art Gallery is one of North America’s leading visual arts institutions and the largest art museum in Western Canada.