Antwerp's city museum (MAS)

Antwerp is a world port and a great medieval city that hosted two world exhibitions in the 19th century. When it opened its new city museum in 2011, expectations were high. But considering Antwerp's rich historical and maritime heritage, the 'Museum aan de Stroom (MAS)' could have been a little more.

Still, the MAS merits a visit for the architecture of its building and surroundings and for its panorama. From the collection, the visible storage showing a sample of the museum's 180,000 objects is an interesting idea.

The building, the boulevard, the panorama and visible storage are freely accessible. Up to you whether you want to see the permanent collection.

ID #401 on the Belgian Tourist Map.