2026

The History of Care course explores the evolution of medical and social care from past to present, examining how historical contexts, cultural values, and artistic representations have shaped our understanding of care and caregiving.

Offered as part of the Master’s program of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Antwerp, this course is also open to interested participants outside the university. Through lectures, discussions, and visual materials, participants will gain insight into how the concept of care has developed across different periods and cultures.

πŸ“… Dates: 9–13 March 2026πŸ“ Location: Campus Drie Eiken, University of Antwerp

πŸ“ Participation for non-master students is by registration only. For registration and more information, please contact Ann Van de Velde at ann.vandevelde@uza.be.

LANGUAGE: DUTCH

Mon 9/03/26
08:55
CO: R009
All students live
F. Van Glabbeek
Welcome & Introduction

09:00
CO: R009
All students live
R. Van Hee
Medicine in Prehistory and Antiquity

09:45
CO: R009
All students live
P. Van Kerrebroeck
Non-Western Medicine: A Multicultural Overview

10:30–10:45



Interaction

10:45
CO: R009
All students live
R. Van Hee
Arabic Medicine

11:30
CO: R009
All students live
B. Rubens
Medical Thought Patterns and the Renaissance

12:15
CO: R009
All students live
F. Van Glabbeek
Explanation of self-study assignment

13:30–13:45



Q&A / End D1
Tue 10/03/26
09:00
CO: R009
All students live
V. Van Roy
Care Patterns in the 17th and 18th Centuries

09:45
CO: R009
All students live
T. Quisenaerts
Experimental Thinking from the 19th Century Onward

10:30–10:45



Interaction

11:00
CO: R009
All students live
L. Pieters
From Plant to Medicine Through the Centuries

11:45
CO: R009
All students live
A. Leemans
Medicine and Art: A Dual Unity

12:30–12:45



Interaction

13:45
CO: R009
All students live
A. Van de Velde
Women in Medicine

14:30
CO: R009
All students live
V. Van Royen
Medicine in Modern and Contemporary Times

15:15-15:30



Q&A /End D2
Wed 11/03/26
09:00–10:30
H. Geeststraat 21
2000 Antwerp
All students live

Charitable and Hospital Care in the Middle Ages
Guided Tour of the Exhibition 'CARITAS AND ARS MEDICA'
Curated by Lambotte Museum, Antwerp


11:00–12:30
MPM
All students live

Museum Plantin-Moretus

14:00–18:00
MPM
Optional

Guided Tour Museum Plantin-Moretus 
Thu 12/03/26
08:00–18:00
At Home
All students

Self-study
Fri 13/03/26
09:00–13:00
CO: R009
All students live
All lecturers
Student Presentations of Self-Study Assignment