Grounded in its own identity - a foundation created through a private initiative, originating from a Flemish historical consciousness and situated in an exceptional rural setting - the museum Dhondt-Dhaenens has the ambition to be a museum of national and international allure, focused on the future yet with a deep respect for its own past and identity. As an art centre in Flanders, the Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens positions itself between the major museum institutions on the one hand and the experimental field on the other. The museum Dhondt-Dhaenens also wants to be an important actor in the international circuit of art institutions. Professionalism and flexibility are in this respect linked to the identity, tradition and exceptional rural location of the museum. In the autumn of 2015 the museum Dhondt-Dhaenens started a residency programme in the House Van Wassenhove.