For example
In May 2016, the MAS organised the exhibition Antwerp à la carte. In the start-up phase, a team of volunteers, the ‘Shop Explorers’, collected information about Antwerp’s food shops since the 1950s. Dozens of shopkeepers contributed to this project. The stories went on display in the city in 2015 and can now be seen in the MAS.
Antwerp à la carte is accompanied by a catalogue, compiled with the partners from the exhibition’s advisory committee: The University of Antwerp Centre for Urban History, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Centre for Agricultural History, the Centre for Flemish Architecture Archives, the architect Carolyn Steel and the anthropologist Irene Cieraad.
Antwerpen à la carte. Eten en de stad van de middeleeuwen tot vandaag. Antwerpen, BAI, 2016.
Important local partners
- Collectie Antwerpen, the network of Antwerp heritage partners that coordinates the MAS;
- Atlas Antwerpen;
- Port of Antwerp;
- Karel de Grote Hogeschool;
- University of Antwerp, Centre Pieter Gillis;
- University of Antwerp, Centre for Urban History;
- …
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The MAS collaborates with many partners. It's network is versatile and dynamic, at local, national and international level.
The MAS exchanges knowledge and experiences with academic, museum and other content partners in Flanders and Belgium on an ongoing basis.
The MAS works with international academic, museum and content partners and international heritage communities associated with the MAS collection. This collaboration is as many-sided as the MAS collection itself, ranging from the port city of Antwerp (cultural traditions, history, art) via international shipping (maritime objects) to Europe, Africa, America, Asia and Oceania (art and cultural traditions).