Buzzing with entrepreneurial energy, Antwerp’s creative culture is cooler than ever. Here’s where to experience it.
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With gabled guildhalls and a grand gothic cathedral, Antwerp is straight out of Old Flanders. But head to the rooftop of the MAS city museum, and the panoramas—unspooling to the River Scheldt and the port beyond—tell a different story. It’s there, at the port, that a dazzling Zaha Hadid-designed edifice glitters like a diamond atop a historic former fire station. The Port House is a striking monument, and one that underlines the confluence of heritage and innovation that’s vital to Antwerp’s creative spirit.