How do I pick the right discipline in college or university? That is the most important question for final-year students in high school. De Studio and UCSIA prepared a course to guide them towards making the "right" choice in line with their personalities and passions. The methodology is based on the jesuit tradition.
In this historical lecture, Professor of Legal History Wim Decock takes us back to the second half of the 19th century. Industrialisation caused an explosion of wealth and poverty. Inequality increased. Tensions rose between the workers and the big industrialists. In their search for spiritual answers to the social question, the Jesuits find inspiration from none other than Leonardus Lessius, one of the most influential Jesuits of the Baroque period.
The Academy of Ancient Music (UK) will take us from Rome to Paraguay, following in the footsteps of Jesuit Domenico Zipoli (1688–1726), a priest, traveller and gifted composer.
Albanian author and political theorist Lea Ypi (London School of Economics) will talk about solidarity, immigration and social class (in English). In the 17th century, migration as we know it […]
Join a tour of the university district and discover how people in need were supported in education and care in the past, and which works of solidarity are still active there today. With this city walk, De Loodsen vzw takes you on a quest for the social influencers throughout 500 years of Antwerp's urban history.
Debate in Dutch. Experts Piet Callens, Loïc De Cannière, Luc Haegemans, Koen Schoors and Leen Van den Neste discuss the role of microfinance in a prosperous country like Belgium. Microfinance is a system that allows poor families and small entrepreneurs in need of money to borrow small amounts at an advantageous interest rate. Something similar already existed in the 17th century: the Mountains of Mercy.
'Baroque Influencers' shows how the leading figures in Antwerp in the long seventeenth-century thought, dreamed, worked and prayed. The exhibition gathers devotional prints, etchings and books from the collections of several heritage institutions,
Stroll through 17th century Antwerp with Jesuit and city guide Rudi Mannaerts and discover the baroque landmarks in the city.
Deputy Prime Minister Frank Vandenbroucke will focus on the lessons learned from the pandemic and on the road towards a true social union.
In this talk religious ethicist Liz Bucar uses the framework of appropriation to unpack the ethics of yoga. What does it mean to insist yoga is a spiritual but not religious practice? Are we entitled to borrow any practice in the pursuit of our personal health?
Historian Judith Pollmann (Leiden University) will talk about faith persecution, polarization and tolerance in Antwerp between 1500 and 1700. (in Dutch)
discussion evening on persuasion and engagement in the arts
Walk through the exhibition in the Nottebohm Hall with religious art expert Sarah Joan Moran. The tour will be in English.
Western Europe of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was deeply religious and characterized by a lively culture of humour. How did these two characteristics go together? In this talk (in Dutch) prof. Lieke Stelling (University Utrecht) examines the ways in which humour is, in fact, an indispensable part of religion.
Discussion evening on persuasion and engagement in the arts.
This exhibition rediscovers the (international) network of De Pelgrim and the religious community art of the interwar period.
A deep dive into the mystical and devotional practices of the Carthusians and Jesuits in the Late Medieval and Early Modern Period with renowned experts such as Amy Hollywood, Robert Maryks, Gemma Simmonds and Evelyne Verheggen.
The artistic project at the Port House is curated by Sergio Servellón. Through a mix of art, events, discussions, theatre and lectures, visitors are invited to actively participate in this dialogue.
Walk through the exhibition in the Nottebohm Hall with religious art expert Sarah Joan Moran. The tour will be in English.
Belgian ensemble Il Gardellino performs the mass for Saint John of Nepomuk for vocal soloists, choir and instruments. The cornetto plays an important role in this concert.
The Bachfestival in 2023 will be in theme of the baroque. The Abendmusiken concerts in the spring of 2023 will already be a prelude to the festival.
The Young Academy investigates the carreer path of the young artist in the debate series ArtWork. (in English)
Ad Meskens will talk about painter Peter Paul Rubens, Franciscus Aguilonius sj and the contributions the jesuits made to the development of mathematics in the 17th century.
How do the players within the art discipline Mixed Media & Film influence the trajectory from art student to full-fledged artist? A debate including Eva Van Tongeren, Vincent Stroep, Pascal Vandelanoitte, Ben de Raes, Nikol Wellens, among others. (in English)