On 30 November 1968 the Dhondt-Dhaenens museum was opened in building designed by architect Erik Van Biervliet. The couple Jules and Irma Dhondt-Dhaenens took the initiative in 1967 to set up a museum building in Deurle in the middle of a residential area.  Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens does not want to limit itself to one single type of trend but is open to the diversity that exists in the contemporary art world.