Groninger Museum

During Museum Night you can, of course, also view all exhibitions in the Groninger Museum: from large interactive installations in the Children's Biennale to, all sorts of art & design in Behind the Scenes, and special ceramics in Dragons & Demons.

Lange Mannen Met Haast is a duo that creates Dutch poetic indie-pop with a hint of cabaret. With guitar, vocals and drums they produce playful music with honest lyrics that make the public laugh, cry and everything inbetween.

Unscared of making unexpected moves, ZOZY allows her message to create the atmosphere in the room. Sometimes her message is sweet, other times it is punk, another moment there needs to be dancing and sometimes it is all of the above.

Cavolo Nero is a psychedelic groove band from Utrecht, sprung from a love for funk, disco and afrobeats. You can expect exotic vibes with modern influences, falsetto hooks and shattering synth solo’s.

In honour of our exhibition Dragons & Demons there will be a traditional Dragon Dance during the museum night. The Dragon Dance is one of the expressions of respect for the dragon in Chinese culture.

Juno van den Hut en Niels van Rijswijk invite you out to admire living porcelain artworks in the exhibition Dragons & Demons. The make-up and costumes are inspired by the delicate prints on the porcelain from the exhibition.

You can be transformed into porcelain as well by make-up artist Marielle van de Hul-Kuijten.

Are you excited to capture the Museum Night? Get an Airbrush Tattoo done by “Get it on tattoos”!

Alter à Go creates an impressive performance during the Groninger Museum Night almost every single year. Allow yourself to get surprised again!

Your visit starts with great music in the Entrance Hall! DJ Aleks played at various events in Groningen last year. She specializes in House and EDM.

In the Dragons & Demons exhibition you can enjoy a performance by Sonam Duo. Juan Pablo Vega (marimba) & Maria Navarro (flute) are master students at the Prince Claus Conservatory. For this Museum Night Sonam Duo was inspired by Asian music.

Students from the Lucia Marthas Institute for Performance Arts give a dance performance in the stair hall inspired by the theme of the Children's Biennale: A Better Place.

Have you always wanted to take an exclusive work of art home with you? During the museum night you have the unique opportunity to have a screen print made by artist Sanne Boekel! Sanne Boekel is known for her colorful, activist and humorous work that can also be seen at the Children's Biennale. The first 250 visitors can have a limited edition screen print made and witness the creative process of screen printing. You don't want to miss this!

The Groninger Museum is celebrating its 150th anniversary! Reason enough to dedicate an entire exhibition to this. Be surprised during this introduction on Behind the Scenes and learn more about how works of art are preserved, how a museum collection is created and much more.

Would you like to look at the collection of the Groninger Museum from a different perspective? Then follow our Queer tour. During the Queer tour, the art of the Groninger Museum is highlighted in a queer context. We bring the collection to life in an interactive way.

This tour is in Dutch. Meeting point: downstairs hall.

Ever wondered what the story is behind the most colorful building in the city? During Museum Night, you will have the chance to discover the Groninger Museum from the inside. Join our tour and delve into the stories of the Collection, De Ploeg and Dragons & Demons.

There is a guided tour every hour, always two at a time: one in English and one in Dutch. Meeting point: the desk in the downstairs hall.

During the Museum Night, youth ambassadors will be present to welcome visitors. They are actively involved in the Children's Biennale. The youth ambassadors are the link between the public and the artworks. Feel free to ask them all your questions!

For a cool post card, beautiful catalogue or a nice present, you have to be at our museum shop during the Groninger Museum Night.

Need a drink? Inbetween each performance you can get yourself something at our museum café.