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Tinne Claes Belgium

27 Feb 2026 | 13:45 - 15:00
STUK (Auditorium), Naamsestraat 96, 3000 Leuven

Tinne Claes, Academic Director of the new Vesalius Museum in Leuven, studies how medical history and museum practices may shape public debates on health.

Tinne Claes
Tinne Claes

Prof. dr. Tinne Claes is a historian and curator and serves as Academic Director of the new Vesalius Museum in Leuven, dedicated to science, healthcare, and society. As Research Professor at KU Leuven, she works on the intersections of medical history, museum practice, and public debates on health and ethics. She highlights underrepresented perspectives such as those of patients and informal carers and applies participatory methods like oral history and co-curation.

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Tinne will act as moderator during the "Uniting Policy, Practice, and Communities for a Culture of Care" panel on Thursday morning.

And will present the 4th story ('Long Live Lust') in the theme 'Older adults & intergenerational practices', on Thursday afternoon.