Lecture
Launch Event MA 120 Philosophy of the Arts
- Date
- Wednesday 23 September 2026
- Time
- Location
- Stadsgehoorzaal
Leiden - Room
- Breezaal
Philosophy of the Arts
The Leiden University Institute for Philosophy is thrilled to celebrate the start of the MA specialization Philosophy of the Arts with a festive launch on 23 September 2026 from 13:30 to 19:00. The launch will take place in the Breezaal of the Stadgehoorzaal (Breestraat 60, 2311 CS Leiden).
All interested colleagues and students are warmly invited. Please register here: c.w.sombroek@phil.leidenuniv.nl.
Programme
13:30 Arrival
14:00 Keynote by Prof. Boyan Manchev (New Bulgarian University): Why Philosophy of the Arts ?
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 Roundtable: How does art think – how to think with art.
Chair: Dr. Johan de Jong, Institute for Philosophy
- Prof. Nidesh Lawtoo, LUCAS
- Prof. Anke Haarmann, ACPA
- Prof. Stijn Bussels, LUCAS
- Prof. Susanna Lindberg, Institute for Philosophy
17:30 Performance by singers from the Dutch National Opera Academy (DNOA)
Songs by: Charles Ives, John Adams, Andre Prévin, as well as Samuel Barber’s mini opera A Hand of Bridge.
18:00 Drinks
This event has been made possible with support from the Leiden University Foundation (LUF).
