Paintings featuring harpsichords, virginals and organs offer us a glimpse of gorgeous interiors, amorous scenes and finely-dressed ladies – and the occasional young man too – at the keyboard. Keyboard instruments can also be the key to decoding an allegory, myth or hidden message in a painting.

Other exhibits include painted harpsichord and virginal lids as well as original instruments.

Loans from the National Gallery in London, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Suermondt-Ludwigmuseum in ...

Auteur Karel Van Keymeulen groeide op met jazzmuziek. Meer nog, hij schreef er 24 jaar lang gefascineerd en passioneel over in De Standaard, nam interviews af van legendarische jazzhelden en was vaste praatgast tijdens live-uitzendingen op Jazz Middelheim.