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Unmasking the Queer Monster

Join this inspiring art therapy workshop with artist Dodi Espinosa and explore the cultural aspect of trauma together.

Friday 9 August 2024 from 14:00 to 15:30

Re:thinking the body

MAS X Antwerp Queer Arts Festival

In a workshop, visual artist Laura Boser uses improvisation and listening exercises to challenge you to look at the hierarchy of your body parts differently. 

Thursday 8 August 2024 from 20:00 to 22:00

Trust Me, I’m Your Body

Join this workshop and embark on a journey of self-discovery, guided by artist Dodi Espinosa and his insights into meditation. The workshop starts from the belief that your body is the key to balance and resilience.

Wednesday 7 August 2024 from 20:00 to 21:30

Whispered Mosaic Poetry Ritual

MAS X Antwerp Queer Arts Festival

Poet and author Maya Wuytack guides you in an immersive poetry ritual. You are part of an interplay of animated gestures, subtle movements and whispers. Together, you help write a collective poem.

Wednesday 7 August 2024 from 18:00 to 19:00

To the Antarctic

Belgica's polar pioneers

Come and meet the expedition members of the Belgica. Some 125 years ago, they set off from Antwerp to the last blind spot on the world map: Antarctica. The expedition got stuck in the polar ice and made history as a result. Learn how the men managed to survive, who followed in their footsteps, and what Antarctica is like today.

Friday 21 June 2024 until Sunday 3 November 2024 from 10:00 to 17:00

Rare and Indispensable

Masterpieces from Flemish collections

Magritte, Bacon, Ensor, Moore, Jordaens, Rubens … These were just some of the world-famous names on display at the MAS. 'Rare and indispensable' brought a unique selection of masterpieces from the Flemish masterpiece list. 

The world mirrored

24.04.2015 - 16.08.2015

'The world mirrored. World maps from the Middle Ages to the present day' took you on a discovery through the fascinating history of the Western world view from the Middle Ages to the present day. We received 48,718 visitors.

Photo exhibition Horse

A photography project by Heleen Peeters. She immersed herself in the horse (meat) culture around the world. The photographs raised questions: What determines the status of the horse? How is it that traditions change? And what if the same thing happened to other animals?

Freight

In the new permanent exhibition 'Freight' you stop at various 'docks', each of which reveals a different part of the city's connection with world trade. A journey through the history of the port city.

Saturday 11 December 2021 until Sunday 29 December 2024 from 10:00 to 17:00

Everyday fear

V-bombs in Antwerp, 1944-1945

The MAS focuses on a piece of city history from the Second World War. In the pavilion, you can see where V-bombs fell on Antwerp and the scars they have left behind, by means of photographs, first-person testimonies and maps. You can even see a real V1-bomb from the MAS collection.