City at war
Antwerp, 1940 – 1945
The permanent exhibition ‘City at War. Antwerp, 1940-1945’ shows the impact of World War II on Antwerp and its inhabitants. The city was particularly hard hit: at least 25,000 people died as a result of Nazi terror, persecution of Jews and military violence. The exhibition brings to life the society of the time with symbolic places such as a cinema, a school, a house, the cathedral and the city hall. There, personal stories and objects of Antwerp citizens make the war and dictatorship tangible. They are stories of division, powerlessness, betrayal, violence, but also of courage, resistance and help. Captivating personal stories make this important part of history tangible. They are stories never to be forgotten.
Opening permanent expo ‘City at War. Antwerp, 1940 – 1945’ on Sept. 8, 2023, MAS.
Curator
Leen Beyers
Research
Hazel Waeterschoot
Vincent Boele
Project Management
Hans Goossens
AG Vespa
Production MAS
Sandra Lintermans
Julia Rossow
Annemie Schelfhout
Tom Van Ghent
Natalie Wagemans
Scenography
ruimtevaarders
Execution Scenography
Atento
Light Design
50LUX
Graphic Design
Jelle Jespers
Illustrations
Ephameron
Image Editing
Colornorm
Hardware
PLAY
Touchscreens
Mediamixer
Film
Diplodokus
Sound Art
ZONDERWERK (Linde Carrijn & Dijf Sanders)
Public and Education
Cathy Pelgrims
Laur Dillen
Madelon Gilaude
Carolina Ojeda
Tammy Wille
Techniques
Wim Audiens
Participation
Vera De Boeck
Evelien Vangenechten
Caroline Van Osselaer
Communication
Claire Verstraeten
Marc Grenne
Jeroen Lagrou
Collection Management
Femke Gherardts
Inge Guys
Business Management
Frank Wouters
Under the leadership of
director Lies Buyse and her predecessors Erwin Verbist and
Marieke van Bommel
Teaching Packages
Vredescentrum Antwerpen
Text Editing
Patrick De Rynck
Translations
Oneliner
Restorations
Jefta Lammens Conservatie
Shirin Van Eenhooge
Werkplaats Vercammen
Remmen BV
Art Salvage Belgium
Transport
Hizkia
Mobull
In collaboration with
the entire MAS team, the interns, volunteers, and guides
of the MAS, the department of Conservation and Management of Antwerp Museums,
the department of Enterprise and City Marketing,
GOM and AG VESPA
Advisory Groups
Koen Aerts, Rachid Atia, Ilse Bogaerts, Patrick Buyse, Tom Cobbaert,
Liene Conard, Michele Corthals, Luc De Vos, Bruno De Wever, Marjolein
Delvou, Wannes Devos, Manuel Duran, Helen Grevers, Bart Marius,
Karen Moeskops, Siloe Mvuama, Jan Naert, Jeroen Olyslaegers, Koen
Palinckx, Werner Palinckx, Jo Peeters, Dimitri Roden, Laurence Schram,
Frank Seberechts, Pieter Serrien, Aniek Smit, Janiv Stamberger, Dorien
Styven, Stef Traas, Maarten Van Alstein, Roel Vande Winkel, Herman Van
Goethem, Nico Van Kerkhoven, Jan Van Kooten, Veerle Vanden Daelen,
Ann Vandyck, Olivier Vilain, Babette Weyns, Bart Willems, Nico Wouters
With support from
Bart De Wever, Mayor of Antwerp,
and his staff