For the period up to and including 2024, we opt for the following demarcation:

• We focus on the Flemish mastery of the old and modern masters. In concrete terms, we focus on the period from the fifteenth century up to and including the interwar period (1939). Contemporary interpretations of this mastery can also be included in the new programme.

• In this period, Flanders was not only important for its painting, but was also innovative in many other branches of art and disciplines such as tapestry, sculpture, miniatures and prints. Flemish polyphony was groundbreaking in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. These disciplines are now also eligible to be included in the new Flemish Masters programme.

We choose not to record the list of 'new' icons yet. In line with the philosophy of Traveling to Tomorrow, we mainly want to offer opportunities to initiatives that are established bottom-up and have significant growth potential. So, together with the partners, we are making a new calendar towards 2030 in which we give the various art icons a place. We are not only aiming for experiences in the art cities, but in the context of spatial distribution we are also looking for opportunities in the regions.

The stories of our Flemish Masters are not separate from each other. Where possible, we strengthen individual initiatives by bringing them together in a geographical or thematic network. The substantive choice for these networks runs parallel to the preparation of the multi-year calendar of the new Flemish Masters 2030 programme.