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Feb 27, 2026

The Day of Polyphony: Recap

As part of the ‘Day of Polyphony’ on Sunday, 22 February, Klara presenters Mark Janssens and Nicole Van Opstal dedicated a radio broadcast of seven hours to the polyphonic music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, live from the House of Polyphony.

Early Music course

Visit of the French Ambassador to the Alamire Foundation

Journal of the Alamire Foundation Vol. 17/2

Early Music Seminar Machaut - Petrarca

Project Early Music & the Digital Medium

Countdown calendar FWO with focus on our research

Interview Scott Metcalfe

Innovative research in the spotlight

Leuven Chansonnier in All Perspectives

Leuven European Capital of Culture 2030

Birgittine Chantscapes: Chant and Liturgy in the Order of St Birgitta of Sweden (14th-21st century)

Facsimile of the Mechelen Choirbook in the Royal Monastery of Brou

Alamire Digital Lab in Museum Plantin-Moretus (encore)

Journal of the Alamire Foundation Vol. 17/1

Researcher in residence: Scott Metcalfe

Diapason d'Or for recent CD recording in the Alamire Foundation Editions series

Early Music Seminars Fondazione Cini: Johannes Ciconia

Volumetric recording of the Leuven Chansonnier

Carthusian manuscripts on IDEM

Alamire Digital Lab in Museum Plantin-Moretus

Franco-Flemish polyphony in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Germany

Reopening of the KBR museum

Multidisciplinary research at the Monastère royal de Brou

Carillon manuscripts on IDEM

Franco-Flemish polyphony and Central Europe

KVAB Da Vinci lecture on Franco-Flemish polyphony

New 'Early Music' course

Opening concert 600 years of KU Leuven live on Klara

Alamire Foundation in London

New series of documentaries on the Leuven Chansonnier

Franco-Flemish polyphony during the Pope's visit

World premiere of documentary-concert as part of Laus Polyphoniae

Final stage of the polyphonic tour of Europe

Unique masterpiece by Beethoven added to the manuscript collection of the Alamire Foundation

New study on the Bossche Choirbooks

The Alamire Foundation continues its tour of Europe

100 objects tell Belgium's unique story

Alamire Foundation at the Louvre: Réécouter Van Eyck

The Leuven Chansonnier is once again captivating the world

Franco-Flemish polyphony in Central Europe

Young musicians at the House of Polyphony

Polyphony is in the air: Collaboration with Brussels Airlines

Update Integrated Database for Early Music

Open Monument Day 2023

Jennifer Bloxam in residence

Alamire Foundation Editions II & III

Open Session on Obrecht’s Missa Scaramella, 6 June

Voices of Passion 2023

"Missa Maria Zart" project in Basel, Switzerland

Launch of the documentary "A canon for Mary of Hungary"

Laus Polyphoniae 2023: Antwerp. Townscape - Soundscape

Baroque Influencers

New addition to the collection of historical musical instruments

Music resounds at Park Abbey

The basse danse manuscript of Margaret of Austria in the KBR museum

The Alamire Foundation in Prague: Johannes Tourout

Documentary BASSES DANSES: Margaret of Austria’s basse danse manuscript

Open Monuments Day 2022

Laus Polyphoniae 2022 takes off

The Alamire Foundation in Parma

Documentary Petrus Alamire on alamire.tv

The Alamire Foundation in Rome and the Vatican

MISSE JOSQUIN in Rome

Start of the FED-tWIN-programme ‘From Script to Sound'

Ensemble in residence: Cappella Mariana

First edition of the Early Music Festival in Mechelen

Voices of Passion: interview with Peter Phillips

BANG! Early music on the Abbey Site

Josquin 500: new documentary-concert series

Concert recording of Norbertine chant with Ensemble Tiburtina

Webinar Mechelen Choirbook

Summer Course Leuven Chansonnier

Leuven Chansonnier: brand new research in the Journal of the Alamire Foundation

Alamire Foundation wins award

Alamire Foundation lauded again

Library of Voices: Plainchant Collection

Fifteenth-century love chansons by Blue Heron

Splendid facsimile presented at Museum Hof van Busleyden

Queen Mathilde visits the Alamire Foundation