Belgian KU Leuven University celebrates 600 years of science

On the occasion of its 600th anniversary, the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven) has set up an art and science route in Flemish Brabant. The route takes visitors past 16 works of art and poems in the city that embody the relationship between art and science through contemporary themes. The route was created by inviting artists to speak with scientists from various faculties of the university.

Belgian KU Leuven University celebrates 600 years of science

How to celebrate one’s 600th anniversary? Belgium’s biggest university marks the occasion with a multitude of exhibitions, lectures, and other events throughout the year. The art and science route, officially inaugurated on 17 May, is the latest addition to an already very festive year. In 1425, a papal bull named ‘Sapientie immarcessibilis’ marked the start of what would later become Belgium’s largest university and one of the oldest in Europe.…