ALAMIRE FOUNDATION - Belgium
The Alamire Foundation was founded in 1991 as a joint venture between KU Leuven (Musicology Research Group) and Musica Impulse Centre. As an international study centre, the Alamire Foundation has set itself the goal of stimulating, coordinating and conducting academic and practical research. In doing so, it concentrates specifically on the music and music scene of the Low Countries, from the Middle Ages until 1800. With the use of state-of-the-art methods, including those in the fields of digitization and exhaustive auralization technology, this musical heritage is preserved, studied and valorized. The music, whether in manuscript or printed form, is made accessible by means of traditional publications such as inventories, facsimiles and critical text editions, but also with innovative digital databases. The scientific discussions and conclusions find their way into monographs and academic journals, including the foundation’s own Journal of the Alamire Foundation. Partnerships and contacts with the worlds of academia and the performing arts, heritage institutions and the cultural sector result in international conferences and practical laboratories, festivals and concerts, exhibitions and multimedia applications.
ALAMIRE FOUNDATION
Abdij van Park 1, Leuven, Belgium
/ +32(0)16328750
/ contact@alamirefoundation.org
The Pursuit of Knowledge
Belgium
Starting on 10 October, the exhibition The Pursuit of Knowledge at Museum M looks back on 600 years of KU Leuven. Over the course of six centuries, the university has collected thousands of objects that played a central role in education and research. The Pursuit of Knowledge offers visitors a unique opportunity to discover an exclusive selection from this collection. As a nexus for interdisciplinary research in the Humanities at the university, the Alamire Foundation is also contributing to the exhibition: the Leuven Chansonnier will be one of the exquisite centerpiece objects on display. The original fifteenth-century manuscript will travel from its home at the Alamire Foundation to the heart of the city to be admired by visitors.
At the same time, the public will be immersed in one of the twelve unique songs from the Leuven Chansonnier, the anonymous J’ay des semblans, through an innovative XR media installation. This chanson was captured both visually and auditory by the vocal-instrumental Sollazzo Ensemble under the direction of Anna Danilevskaia, as part of the Strategic Basic Research project New Perspectives on Medieval and Renaissance Courtly Song, funded by FWO. The high-tech volumetric video studio of 4DR Studios was used to record the rondeau in all its dimensions. The result is an immersive installation offering a window into the performance practice and acoustics from the time of Margaret of Austria, regent of the Habsburg Netherlands.
The Pursuit of Knowledge is part of a dual exhibition together with Routes to Knowledge. In the University Library, the inspiring stories of students, professors, and other university members from the university’s long history are told through heritage objects, audiovisual and interactive elements. More information and discounted combi tickets for both exhibitions can be found on KU Leuven’s website.
The Pursuit of Knowledge is part of a dual exhibition together with Routes to Knowledge. In the University Library, the inspiring stories of students, professors, and other university members from the university’s long history are told through heritage objects, audiovisual and interactive elements. More information and discounted combi tickets for both exhibitions can be found on KU Leuven’s website.
