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Collection update

Collection news

An object leaves on a trip to another museum, another undergoes research. Or a special piece is recognised as a Flemish Masterpiece. Or our collection expands.

The MAS collection

Antwerp, a metropolis by the river. A collection of 600,000 objects gives you a refreshing view of the city and its contacts with other cultures.

Paul and Dora Janssen-Arts collection

The Paul and Dora Janssen-Arts collection is a world-famous collection of artefacts from the Americas before Columbus. It illustrates like no other the extraordinary link between life and death in pre-Columbian cultures.

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Acquisitions and donations

The MAS collection grows every year. We look for new acquisitions ourselves, but also receive offers in the form of a donation or an inheritance. We also invite people to contribute actively to the MAS collection through appeals.

Loans

We are happy to lend the collection to make it known to a wider audience, to encourage new research on the collection and to foster the connection with the heritage community.

Are you looking for a museum object online?

The MAS collection can be found in the museum and its depots, but is also fully searchable online via this link: MAS COLLECTIE ONLINE.

Would you like to have a high resolution image of an object?

If you would like a good quality photo of one of our collection pieces, please send an e-mail to mas.beeld@antwerpen.be.

Are you looking for (more) scientific information?

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://www.consciencebibliotheek.be/nl

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

See also

Research and restauration

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