10x galleries in Groningen

Groningen is bursting with creativity. One of the best ways to experience this is by visiting one of the city's many quirky galleries. Whether you're looking for inspiration in modern art, classic paintings or want to meet up-and-coming talent, you'll find stories without words in these galleries. Where will you stop by?

Gallery Noord | Surprising art in the heart of Groningen

Nieuwstad 6, Groningen - Galerie Noord has been an exhibition space in the heart of Groningen since 1997. More than 20 years later, this is still a place where various art lovers collaborate with northern artists, visitors and each other. A place where visitors are surprised by the changing nature of photographers, installation artists and solo and group exhibitions. Galerie Noord maintains intensive contact with Academie Minerva, among others, to offer talented art students the opportunity to exhibit. New talent, surprising art.

Noorderlicht | Stage for photography and visual media

Akerkhof 12, Groningen - With a keen eye for developments, but averse to trends and hypes, Noorderlicht pays attention to photography and all other forms of visual media. Young makers and renowned names in the visual world find their way to the stage that Noorderlicht offers them. In addition, the annual photography festival, also under the name Noorderlicht, should not be forgotten. With universal themes, Noorderlicht puts local northern issues in an international perspective.

The City Gallery | By artists for art lovers

Oude Boteringestraat 7, Groningen - De Stadsgalerie is an art gallery founded by six Dutch artists, with a common goal: to create and exhibit contemporary figurative art. Founded by artists for art lovers, De Stadsgalerie shows works ranging from large to small size and from minimalism to still life. In the coming year, the entrance hall of Martiniplaza will be enriched with paintings by 14 City Gallery artists. 'Art is the language without words'.

Kunstpunt | Junction for art

Trompsingel 27a, Groningen - Kunstpunt is the place where northern visual art begins. The organisation acts as a hub, an artistiek beacon. Kunstpunt Groningen organises various art routes that take you past unusual alleys, streets and quirky entrepreneurs with a typical Groningen twist. Kunstpunt makes art more accessible, because it is meant for everyone. With the city of Groningen as your canvas, you can indulge your artistic heart.

PMCA | A small museum for big ideas

Gedempte Zuiderdiep 132, Groningen - The Pitcairn Museum for Contemporary Art aims to provide a platform for artists from home and abroad. Located in the centre of Groningen, the museum is open to visitors seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. Given the unique scale of the museum, visitors cannot physically move through the space, but still live the experience as if they were inside an elaborate maquette or diorama. Each exhibition, created especially for the museum, offers a unique experience. A small museum for big ideas.

OFF HOOK | An artist-run artspace for modern art

Bloemsingel 200, Groningen - OFF HOOK is an art space for contemporary art and exhibitions in Groningen. Housed in a corner at the front of the former chemical laboratory Het Paleis, OFF HOOK invites artists to 'do as they please'. In the art space, you will see mainly solo exhibitions, focusing on abstract art. There is also space for performances or lectures. With each solo exhibition, a screen print by the artist is presented and offered. This will be printed at Zeefdrukatelier Hogeland in Warffum. Each time, the Dutch artist and founder of the art space, Lydia Wierenga, goes to Warffum with the artist in question to print it together. Visual art deserves more attention in Groningen.

NP3 | The Platform for Contemporary Art

Hofstraat 21, Groningen - NP3 is the platform for investigative and experimental contemporary art. The platform invites artists to collaborate on the next stap in their development in every possible form. From residency and research to production and presentation. NP3 develops the art projects from three different, unique locations in the city of Groningen, each with its own architecture, function and appearance. These include the 'white cube', the industrial container art hall 'MOBi' and the interactive 'eMMa' in the 'Video bus stop'.

Galerie Forma Aktua | Established order to talented start-ups

Nieuwstad 10, Groningen - Forma Aktua is a gallery in the heart of Groningen. Housed in an authentic building, Forma Aktua offers a stage to both established artists and talented newcomers. This leads to an exciting mix of works at exhibitions, enhancing interaction between artists and art lovers. The gallery is passionately run by over 20 volunteers, who are always ready to enthusiastically inform visitors. More than 10 exhibitions are organised annually, ranging from modern and contemporary painting to graphic works and sculptures.

Ann's Art | Just like home

Laan Corpus Den Hoorn 100, Groningen - Ronald and Marijke jointly run Ann's Art, Gallery & Art Loan. An established name in the gallery world for more than 30 years, Ann's Art has moved into a large gallery space within Vos interieur since 2013. The artworks are not only on display in the gallery, but also integrated among the interiors, allowing visitors to immediately see if the artwork would fit on the wall in their home. Around eight solo or duo exhibitions are organised each year. Have you completely fallen in love with a specific painting, but the purchase seems too big for you? At Ann's Art, you can also opt for art lending, so your favourite work of art can still hang on the wall in your home.

Pictura | Contemporary visual arts, meeting and debate

Sint Walburgstraat 1, Groningen - In the national monument on the Martinikerkhof, Pictura offers a space and stage for the work of mainly Groningen artists. Both work by old and young, as well as deceased artists of high quality can be found in the building under the Martinitoren. Besides visual art, Pictura also focuses on performing arts such as music, poetry, literature and theatre, both on a small and national scale.