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The MAS is anything but a classic museum. The story of the MAS is aimed at every visitor. Here you'll find a summary of our activities.

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COMPASSION

The many faces of compassion
Individual visitors

Feeling or showing compassion is typically human and has many sides. The expo shows how we portray this in different times, cultures and worldviews. And also, what its abrasive sides are.

Friday 31 January 2025 until Sunday 31 August 2025 from 10:00 to 17:00

Is our brain equipped for it?

Individual visitors

Neurophysiologist Christian Keysers (University of Amsterdam) and psychiatrist Stephan Claes (KU Leuven) on man's innate (or not) capacity for compassion and empathy and how this affects his worldview.

Tuesday 29 April 2025 from 18:00 to 21:30

Lama Zeupa

About Buddhism
Individual visitors

How does the Buddhist tradition view compassion? Is it an aspiration or is it peculiar to human beings? Tibetan teacher Lama Zeupa, Buddhist and meditation expert gives answers to those questions.

Sunday 11 May 2025 from 14:00 to 15:30

Does it help us collaborate?

Individual visitors

Sociologist and theologian Anne Birgitta Pessi (University of Helsinki) and Emmanuel Van Lierde (Curando, Tertio) on the applicability of compassion in various spheres of life.

Thursday 22 May 2025 from 18:00 to 21:30

Universal Tongue

Individual visitors

Anouk Kruithof shows that dance is a universal language in different (sub)cultures. Walk through a rousing video installation featuring some 1,000 dance styles from around the world. Immerse yourself in a language we all know in this four-hour film. 

Friday 24 October 2025 until Sunday 4 January 2026 from 10:00 to 17:00

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