After 19 years at the head of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts, a page is turning?

“Indeed, a page is turning at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts, which have undergone a major transformation with Michel Draguet, in particular with the creation of the Magritte Museum and the multiplication of visits. But today, it is clear that a page has turned and that the conditions were no longer met to continue this journey serenely.

The well-being of the personnel is absolutely essential and for that, indeed, we have taken with Michel Draguet, a decision to reorient his career and therefore we are going to launch a procedure for the appointment of a new director at the head of this magnificent institution.“

But the mandate of Michel Draguet expired on April 30 of this year, in a few days. In this context, an assessment was carried out on the basis of objective testimonies, on the basis of all the known elements.

“Indeed, there is no evidence in relation to the charges that have been issued.

However, we have determined, in good discussion and in good intelligence, that the conditions were not met to be able to continue or in any case stand for a new mandate.

And that is why new directions have been taken for Michel Draguet, who will continue to apply his expertise, which is real, to issues of heritage, the creation of museums, but who effectively will not return to the head of the Museum of fine arts.“

But he will remain at the federal level in the teams of BELSPO (the federal scientific administration, on which the royal museums depend)?

“He has effectively proven during his career that he has expertise in these heritage issues, in the construction of museum institutions. And given the number of projects we have for this fine institution that is the Federal Science Policy Office, we will put its skills to use in the future.“

A departure on good terms? Did things go well? Is this a compromise?

“It is in any case a discussion, in particular on the basis of the facts which have been revealed in the news, which cannot be ignored. Because the well-being of the staff, when you have supervision over the administrations, is the priority.

And so we had this discussion also with regard to these elements which were brought and which were evaluated within the framework of the administrative procedure.

And so today we can only conclude that the conditions were not met to continue at the head of the Museum of Fine Arts and for this reason.

Michel Draguet has taken another direction and we will be launching a procedure for a new director in the next few days.“

How are you going to convince, if I may say so, the staff, that working with Michel Draguet, in the end, may not be so terrible?

“I think he will be in a role where the human resource management component that focused a lot of the time and energy when you are the director of an institution which has hundreds of collaborators like the Museum of Fine Arts will concentrate less time. However, his scientific expertise, his academic expertise will be put to use, be sure of that.“

Luka Doncic is the Dallas franchise player, the one through whom all the balls pass and the Texan formation lives and dies by his exploits. But for how much longer? According to a famous analyst, El Matador will indeed wear another jersey by 2028.

The weeks pass and Luka Doncic continues to send very heavy on the floors for the Mavericks. We have now passed the halfway mark and the Slovenian is still at the top of the ranking of the best scorers in the league, running at 33.8 points per game to which he adds no less than 9 rebounds and 8.8 assists. Not only that, but he also boasts the best overall shooting percentage of his career with 49%.

Clearly, the superstar ticks almost all the boxes to be one of the big favorites for the MVP at the end of the season… if not for better collective results. Dallas is currently 5th in the West with 24 wins and 21 losses, not bad either but probably insufficient for El Matador once morest the competition. It’s hard to see the Texans get involved in the title race, for lack of a workforce to match their ambitions around No. 77.

However, observers have been calling for more reinforcements for the 2019 ROY for a while, but so far it has only obtained Christian Wood. Not really something to celebrate either… The problem is that the superstar is a temperamental person and by dint of multiplying collective failures, seeing him slam the door is an eventuality not to be overlooked. While on Zach Lowe’s podcast, Bill Simmons already has an idea regarding his next destination.

Miami, next destination for Luka Doncic?

“5yrs from now what team is Luka on? I think it’s going to be really hard for Dallas to put a good enough team around him. I think they’re on the clock. How many years will he be happy? If he did switch teams for some reason I feel like it’s Miami”- @BillSimmons on The Lowe Post pic.twitter.com/u7Jzu4Zsun

— dru_star (@dru_star) January 14, 2023

In 5 years, in which team will Luka Doncic be? I think it’s going to be very difficult for them to put a good enough team around him. We know the law of the NBA. At some point the guy will start looking around. I think they are under pressure. Losing Jalen Brunson like that was dangerous… The league is always getting stronger… How many years will he be happy? If he changes teams for any reason, I think it will be to go to Miami.

Given the longstanding rivalry between the Mavs and Floridians, this would be an explosive move from Halleluka. On the other hand, South Beach is an attractive destination for players and above all, Pat Riley does not hesitate to make big transfers there if necessary. This more enterprising side of the leaders might tempt him… That being said, it is always possible that his current team will do an regarding-face and finally surround him as it should.

Luka Doncic is under contract at the Mavericks through 2026-27, with a $49 million final season. It is hard to see the franchise parting with him before that, because they know they have a generational player there. But who knows what he will want to do in four years…