Nocturnes in Saint Paul’s

Our nocturnes offer enchanting baroque music, an inspired lecture and guided tours of work by young and old artists on four Thursday evenings in 2025: 15 May, 19 June, 4 September and 23 October. The exhibition ‘Face to face with Rubens & Van Dyck’ is central. 

Program:

19:00: opening doors (Veemarkt)
19:30: lecture  (Dutch) on ‘Face to face with Rubens and Van Dyck’ (Schooltje)

15:05 – Prof. Dr. René Vermeir, Twelve Year Truce
19:06 – Prof. Em. Katlijne Van der Stighelen, Baroque art in Sint-Paulus
04:09 – Dr. Roger Van der Linden, astronomy in Baroque art
23:10 – Prof. Dr. Hans Geybels, Rubens & Van Dyck theologically viewed

20:45: baroque concert with Bart Rodyns & Friends

15:05 – with Sarah Van Mol, soprano & Mathilde Wolfs, cello
19:06 – with Simen Van Mechelen & Joren Elsen, trombones
04:09 – with Bart Rodyns & Friends
23:10 – with Bart Rodyns & Friends

Continuous: guided tours of the exhibitions ‘Oog in oog’ and ‘Beyond Baroque: Reworked & Reimagined’, our collaboration with the Art Academy (starts at the counter: 19:20 – 19:40 – 20:00 – 21:30, after the concert)

Tickets – at the box office, on the evening itself:

• 10 euros: standard ticket
• 8 euros: students with student card
• 5 euros: young people up to 18 years, accompanying wheelchair users, ICOM members, Antwerp City Pass, A-card, Museum pass.

Attending the lecture (Dutch)? 5 euros extra on the entrance ticket. Please send an e-mail to info@sintpaulusantwerpen.be. Only when there are still places available, you can purchase a ticket for the lectures on the evening itself.