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Antwerp Hand biscuits

Cookies with a history

The Antwerp Hand biscuits are the most well-known tourist souvenir from the city. In the MAS collection, we find many packagings of the biscuits. However, behind the scenes of the little biscuit, there is more than one story to tell.

Discover the collection

500,000 exhibits offer a varied perspective on the city and its age-old contacts with the world. Some of them are displayed in permanent and temporary exhibitions, but most are kept in storage.

Look at Antwerp à la carte

Antwerp à la carte

Take a virtual look in the museum hall.

One concept, many cultures

Nearly 400 objects provide a wonderful overview of the many traditions in America.

Take a virtual look at 'World Port'

Our museum halls are also virtually available. Explore our exhibition 'World Port'.

Take a virtual look at 'World Port'

Our museum halls are also virtually available. Explore our exhibition 'World Port'.

World Port

Once the largest port in the world, today the Port of Antwerp is characterised by colourful containers. It connects the city with the rest of the world. Dive into the history of our port.

Art from Pre-Columbian America

A world famous collection that tells us about the extraordinary relationship between man and the world of gods, ancestors and spirits in America before the conquest by the Europeans.

Antwerp à la carte

About cities and food

The exhibition reveals the intimate relationship between the city and food, from the sixteenth century to the distant future. Follow the trail of food in the city and find out how what we eat has left its mark on the map of Antwerp.