A container for magnetic tape cassettes has a housing having a plurality of insertion openings, a plurality of base plates subdividing the housing into a plurality of individual compartments, arresting elements provided on the base plate and engaging in a reel hub of a cassette to prevent their turning, elements for guiding the cassettes and including complementary guides provided on the housing, elements for stressing a cassette in an inserted position and including a spring element arranged on a rear wall of the housing, and a releasable catch element provided on the base plate and holding a cassette in the inserted position.