Research and restauration

Vonck dental collection

Value assessment

In 2024, we selected a dental collection to perform a valuation on. There was no knowledge within the MAS about the provenance and history of this collection. It was not clear whether these objects had a place within the collection plan.

Research

Provenance research of the Congo collection

The MAS preserves culturally and historically sensitive Congolese heritage. In what circumstances did this collection of approximately 5,000 cultural objects come into being? A two-year research project will map this out more clearly.

Study

Vessel collection

A cultural value assessment

An assessment of the cultural-historical values of the MAS' vessel collection. A stepping stone towards the development of a clear future vision for the collection.

Publication

Ancient Glass

Publication of an extraordinary collection

The ancient glass collection is one of the hidden gems at the MAS. It's part of a valuable glass collection numbering nearly 700 objects. For the first time the subcollection of ancient glass is published in a comprehensive catalogue.

Restoration of a tile panel

The tile panel 'The Conversion of Saul' is one of the most important pieces of the MAS I Vleeshuis collection, the collection of applied arts and history from the city of Antwerp.

Are you a researcher?

Looking for scientific literature? The library collections that match the MAS collection can be accessed through the Heritage Library Hendrik Conscience catalog. These are special library collections around Shipping, World Cultures, European Cultural Traditions, and History and Applied Arts Antwerp.

Discover the Heritage Library catalog: https://anet.be/desktop/ehc

The collection descriptions of the various collections in the library can be found through these links:

https://anet.be/record/opaccoloiehc/co:ehc:24 : European Folklore
https://anet.be/record/opaccoloiehc/co:ehc:74 : Shipping