University Museum

Exhibitions, Kunst op Straat (Art in the Streets) and Art Library The Groningen Centre of Visual Art (CBK Groningen) leases out works of art and supervises visual art assignments for companies and in public spaces. They are also responsible for the maintenance of over 400 works of art in the streets and borough of Groningen and hold educational activities and interesting exhibitions. They have extensive digital documentation by professional artists and designers from the city and the province of Groningen. Private individuals, as well as companies, art institutions, artists and schools, are welcome at the CBK. For more information, go to www.cbkgroningen.nl. Opening hours: Wednesday through Saturday from 12 –5 pm

The Haren Hortus Botanicus (botanical gardens) is located a few kilometres south of the city of Groningen, and provides a varied selection of themed gardens on a terrain of no less than 20 hectares. Be surprised by the magnificent Chinese Garden, enjoy the fabulous view from the rock garden, explore the secrets of the Celtic garden, wander the heath and admire the giant sequoia in the Laarmantuin. Children can participate in treasure hunts, and the gardens include various catering facilities for a drink and snack.  

Step into the entirely different world of De Buitenplaats Museum in Eelde, housed in a complex that is a high-profile example of organic architecture. Brick walls and overgrown piled stones alternate, flowery garden roofs and multicoloured borders run over into ‘green outdoor rooms’ of trimmed box trees and yew trees. Together they frame contemporary figurative art exhibitions with work from any style, country and time. Amidst all this are the stage events from chamber music to singer-songwriters and from poetry to salsa. The adjacent Nijsinghhuis also opens its doors on a regular basis. A listed building from 1654, in recent decades it has been decorated with interior paintings by Matthijs Röling, Wout Muller, Olga Wiese, Clary Mastenbroek and Pieter Pander.