Visit the institute
Plan your trip
Orpheus Instituut is situated in the city centre of Ghent. You can reach us by air, by train, by car and by bike. You can find more information on accessibility as well.
Attend events
Browse through our calendar and find something that piques your interest.
Visit the Library
The library - housing among others the Ton Koopman collections - currently holds approximately 22,000 books, scores, and audiovisual recordings.
Participate in performances or unique experiences
Find our open calls in this news overview.
Keep in mind the following deadlines
Broaden your knowledge
Follow a course
A MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) is a free online course available for anyone to enroll. This course offers an introduction to the most relevant research tools, techniques and methodologies as well as the key concepts of artistic research in music.
Apply for the Advanced Chamber Music Course
Are you a young, professional ensemble that is ‘relatively new’ to the concert scene? Or do you have little experience in concert performance and do you need professional advice and artistic feedback?
Invite a researcher to your institute
Join the research community
Apply as a doctoral student
docARTES is an international inter-university doctoral programme for practice-based research in musical arts, designed for musician-researchers (performers and composers).
Become a visiting researcher
Researchers are normally in residence at the Orpheus Institute for a minimum of two weeks up to a maximum of six months.
Explore career opportunities
As a leading international hub for artistic research in music, we are dedicated to fostering a vibrant community of scholars and practitioners. Whether you are an established professor, a postdoctoral researcher, an innovative musician, a masterstudent or a visionary composer, we invite you to explore the possibility of collaborating with us.
Apply for Sound Arguments
Sound Arguments is an innovative laboratory-atelier for creative artists and researchers dealing with sound. Presented by the Orpheus Instituut, Ghent (BE), and the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA), University of Leiden (NL).
Browse research content and output
Diversity and inclusion
Orpheus Instituut aims to create a safe, respectful and inclusive environment for learning and working.