The current health situation and the accompanying measures related to COVID-19 are not reconcilable with the 11 November Lecture as planned this year. We will therefore postpone the 11 November Lecture to 2021.

In the planned lecture, historian Koen Aerts  – together with the wind quintet Bois de Vivre – would  embark on a fascinating journey through historical images, art and music.  His quest: to inspire us – even today – to steer our democracy – and all the different opinions and voices within – into a peaceful direction.

Because we will certainly benefit from that inspiration in the aftermath of this period, the Flemish Peace Institute will – together with its partners at the city of Ypres and the In Flanders Fields Museum – set a new date for 2021. As soon as we have more news on this new date, we will inform you.