Feeling or showing compassion is typically human and has many sides. The expo shows how we portray this in different times, cultures and worldviews. And also, what its abrasive sides are.
Friday 31 January 2025 until Sunday 31 August 2025 from 10:00 to 17:00
Neurophysiologist Christian Keysers (University of Amsterdam) and psychiatrist Stephan Claes (KU Leuven) on man's innate (or not) capacity for compassion and empathy and how this affects his worldview.
How does the Buddhist tradition view compassion? Is it an aspiration or is it peculiar to human beings? Tibetan teacher Lama Zeupa, Buddhist and meditation expert gives answers to those questions.
Sociologist and theologian Anne Birgitta Pessi (University of Helsinki) and Emmanuel Van Lierde (Curando, Tertio) on the applicability of compassion in various spheres of life.
Anouk Kruithof shows that dance is a universal language in different (sub)cultures. Walk through a rousing video installation featuring some 1,000 dance styles from around the world. Immerse yourself in a language we all know in this four-hour film.
Friday 24 October 2025 until Sunday 4 January 2026 from 10:00 to 17:00