Museums and galleries in Groningen

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DoeZoo Insect World
DoeZoo Insect World

Leens

Boring Nature? Then you have never been to DoeZoo! At DoeZoo, nature becomes an exciting experience.

Zoo
Museum Nienoord: manor house and carriage museum
Museum Nienoord: manor house and carriage museum

Leek

Museum Nienoord is a luxurious 19th century country seat situated in the province of Groningen in The Netherlands. The museum has a unique collection of carriages of national value. The museum is set in a monumental manor house with outbuildings and gardens. The complex was originally built in 1524. Discover the fascinating history of the manor house and its (noble) residents in the exhibition 'Hidden Stories'. Or visit the exhibition 'You have reached your destination' and experience what it was like to travel by carriage in the 19th century. Don't forget to visit the dome garden cave which is beautifully decorated with shell mosaic or take a guided tour through the museum collection storage.

Museum
Museum Het Behouden Blik
Museum Het Behouden Blik

Uithuizermeeden

In this smalles museum of the northern Netherlands you will find a glimpse of recognition into our society by means of a large collection of Dutch decorative tins (1880-1980).

Museum
Museum railway line STAR
Museum railway line STAR

Stadskanaal

The longest museum railway in the Netherlands. Embark on a journey back in time on the border of Groningen and Drenthe! A day out for young and old.

Museum
Archaeology-Geology-Shells-Navigation-Sea aquarium
Archaeology-Geology-Shells-Navigation-Sea aquarium

Delfzijl

In four particular museums and a sea aquarium under one roof, visit a stalactite cave and a megalith, be surprised by the variety of shapes and colours of shells, crystals, minerals, stones and ancient fossils: discover the world below sea level in the sea aquarium. Inside the three-metre thick walled bunker dating from the Second World War are aquariums with fish, crustaceans and molluscs from the North Sea and Wadden Sea. There are also magnificent models of ships, ancient ship and navigation items, and paintings, books and photographs which portray the rich maritime history of the Delfzijl seaport town. The Muzeeaquarium is currently closed and scheduled to reopen on October 14, 2017.

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Art Gallery and Ard Lending - "Het Kunsthuis"
Art Gallery and Ard Lending - "Het Kunsthuis"

Veendam

Art gallery and art lending 'Het Kunsthuis' is located in the fortified town of Oudeschans. Here you will find more than 1,500 works of art that you can buy or rent. Both art by local artists and internationally renowned names.

Gallery
Bourtange fortress
Bourtange fortress

Bourtange

The Bourtange fortress is also referred to as the fortress that was never conquered. The order for the construction of an initial reinforcement to an important passage through the marsh was given in 1580 by the illustrious William of Orange. The fortress was at its largest in 1742. The information centre (the fortress entrance building) is the basis for a visit to the fortress. In addition to a concise visual introduction about the history of the fortress, they provide information about contemporary Bourtange. The Bourtange fortress is open all year, and the restaurants and shops determine their own individual opening hours. An entrance fee is charged for a visit to the Bourtange fortress museums; combined admission tickets are available in the information centre.

Architecture
GRID Graphic Museum
GRID Graphic Museum

Groningen

At GRID Graphic Museum Groningen, graphic heritage comes to life in different ways.

Museum
Museum Mohlmann
Museum Mohlmann

Appingedam

The Mohlmann Museum is established in the historic Muzeheerd and surrounded by a heavenly garden. This private museum has become a popular venue for those who like contemporary realistic and figurative art. It won the Golden Museumkwartier Award in 2017 and 2018, a price by the public fot a very special museum.The museum was set up from this passion and originated through the very realistic paintings by Rob Mohlman. The museum displays work by him, in addition to a large collection of works by other renowned artists. But there are also collections with works from the Middle Ages, The Golden Age and there is a special Cabinet for the youg died Jan Mankes (1889-1920). Three exhibitions per year are held, including, since 1998, the annual Independent Realist exhibition, when about 100 well-known artists show what they are doing, because people simply never get bored with reality... Closed from 23 December until the last Sunday in March.

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NP3
NP3

Groningen

NP3 is the ultimate platform for exploratory and experimental contemporary art. It has three magnificent locations in the city of Groningen, each with its very own architecture, function and ambiance, varying from the location bur0 Gr0ningen with high, white spaces, to the interactive multimedia 24/7/365 programme eMMa in the architectonic pearl of Rem Koolhaas, and the mobile, industrial, container exhibition space M0Bi with its spacious outdoors. Using its national and international activities, NP3 provides an energetic, sharp, innovative and contemporary programme which includes every discipline. For updated information and opening hours, go to: www.np3.nu . Feel free to visit us, all of the locations are open free of charge. bur0 Gr0ningen Hofstraat 21 9712 JA Groningen +31 (0)50 - 2044 783 M0Bi Voormalig Suikerunie terrein Groningen eMMa Rem Koolhaas Videobusstop Emmaplein Groningen non-stop 24/7

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Legio Museum
Legio Museum

Grootegast

In the Legolaan you will find in the former building of LEGO Netherlands a unique, extensive collection of LEGO and an overview of the history of the company in Grootegast.

Museum
Haren Hortus botanical gardens
Haren Hortus botanical gardens

Haren

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.

Park/Garden
't Hoeske van Thais Joaptje
't Hoeske van Thais Joaptje

Rottum

This probably is the smallest home in the province of Groningen. Currently you may visit this smallest house as a museum. It is furnished as a workers’ house in 1835. The house is open all days of the week. Please enter.

Monument
The Tea Factory
The Tea Factory

Houwerzijl

The Tea Factory is a unique combination of the only tea museum in the Netherlands, an atmospheric tea-house with perhaps the most extensive tea menu in the world and a fragrant tea shop.

Tea garden
Museum De Buitenplaats
Museum De Buitenplaats

Eelde

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.

Park/Garden
Kunsthuis Oal Eer
Kunsthuis Oal Eer

Godlinze

Gallery
Menkemaborg
Menkemaborg

Uithuizen

The Menkemaborg is one of the most beautiful borgen in the province of Groningen that has been preserved. The borg was built in the fourteenth century.

Castle or Manor
Aanblick gallery
Aanblick gallery

Haren

Works mostly created by artists from the northern part of The Netherlands are on display in this attractive ambiance, such as still lives by Frans Brommer, Sietse Jonker, Derk van Dijken and Jan Brinkgreve. The city and coastal scapes by Groningen Ploeglid artists’ collective member Wouter Okel, the landscapes by Gertjan Scholte-Albers, Jan Jansma, Gerald Schuil and Gerda Onnes and the surprising works by Wout Wachtmeester and Marcel Duran are part of both the permanent and regularly changing collection of Galerie Aanblick. Once a month Marcel Duran creates portraits live in our gallery for prices from €300.00. The portraits in oils with a size of 30-24 cm can be taken home after one hour’s posing. Marcel is famous for his portraits of professors which are displayed in the Academiegebouw university building. Every second Monday of the month Gerda Onnes holds a painting workshop in Aanblick, and the gallery also has a collection of decorating Dutch and French clocks for sale. In addition, Galerie Aanblick has a permanent exhibition in the Fletcher Familiehotel in Paterswolde, featuring many paintings. You are more than welcome at our Haren or Paterswolde gallery.

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Northern Nautical Museum
Northern Nautical Museum

Groningen

Two historic fifteenth-century buildings at the Brugstraat, the Gothic house and the Canter house, together form the wonderful décor of the collection of the Northern Nautical Museum.

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Noorderlicht . Studio | Festival | On Tour
Noorderlicht . Studio | Festival | On Tour

Groningen

Noorderlicht is a versatile and international stage for photography and other visual arts.

Cultural organizations
Storyworld
Storyworld

Groningen

Storyworld is the newest museum of comics, animation and games in the Netherlands, but it’s also the coolest and the most fun museum to go to.

Museum
A historic experience
A historic experience

Warffum

What would our lives look like without a car, smartphone, computer, television or microwave? You will find an answer to that question in the open air museum Het Hoogeland. Visitors will experience the atmosphere of the past, in groups or individually.

Attraction
University Museum
University Museum

Groningen

The University Museum has been a science museum since 1934 in the academic heart of the student city of Groningen.

Museum
Church Rottum
Church Rottum

Rottum

The church is located at the highest point of the artificial mound (5 meters above sea level). The church is built in 1889 on the foundations of the old abbey church. The church is open for visitors all days of the week, free of charge.

Church