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Antwerp à la carte

A guide will show you the surprising, tortuous and often invisible trail of the food chain through Antwerp.

Food shapes our city, a process that has been going on for centuries. A guide will show you the surprising, tortuous and often invisible trail of the food chain through Antwerp.

The supply of products from the countryside – whether locally or from overseas – to the city; the lively sale of these goods in markets and in shops; dining out in the city, whether in the elegant hotels of yesteryear or in the contemporary snack bar… and the trail that food follows – often in the form of human waste – from the city back to the countryside.

At the end of the exhibition it is time to envisage the future. How will cities continue to feed themselves now that people around the world increasingly leave rural areas for the city?

Practical information

  • For whom: adults
  • Duration: 90 minutes
  • One guide for max. 20 persons
  • Languages: Dutch/French/English/German/Other languages on request
  • Price: €95 guide + €25 administrative fee + admission to the museum (see 'Tickets & Rates'

Price subject to change.

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About the exhibition

winkelkar bedolven onder een berg witte korrels

Antwerp à la carte

Take a virtual look in the museum hall.

Antwerp à la carte

About cities and food

The history of the city, on the surprising, erratic and often invisible trail of food. An exhibition that excites all your senses.

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?

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Plan your visit

Are you planning a visit to the MAS? Then go through some practical information first. Ticket prices? Opening hours? How to get there? Accessibility? Food and beverages? You'll find it here!

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