On 21 March, the board of directors of the MSK appointed Cathérine Verleysen as acting director following the suspension of Catherine de Zegher in the wake of the protest brought on by the loan of Russian avant-garde works from the Dieleghem Foundation.

Following the commotion surrounding the authenticity of Russian artworks from the Dieleghem Foundation in the MSK, the city will engage an external auditor to investigate to what extent the museum has followed standard practices.