Groninger Museum Night
On Saturday, September 9, the time has come! For the seventh time, GRID Grafisch Museum (in Akerk), Groninger Museum, Storyworld (Forum Groningen), Museum aan de A, Synagoge Groningen, Noorderlicht and Universiteitsmuseum will open their doors until after midnight. Admire special exhibitions and permanent collections, attend a workshop, listen to stories or dance to the music! There is plenty to see and do.
7 museums for € 10
With one ticket you visit all 7 museums in the city of Groningen for only €10 in total. During the Groninger Museumnacht you exchange your ticket for a wristband that gives you access to all the museums. Tickets can be ordered via tickets.groningermuseum.nl.
Program
The Rolling Stones are back in the exhibition Unzipped at the Groninger Museum! Fancy a bit of rock & roll during Museum Night? Come along and enjoy performances by Collignon and Deejay Irie, among others, get an Airbrush tattoo by ‘Get it on tattoos’ or immortalize yourself in a unique drawing by artists Naomi and Haru. Or, during the night, visit the exhibition PHALLUS. Norm & Form at the University Museum. The male member takes center stage. On a pedestal? Maybe so. But mostly to knock that down from time to time. One thing is sure: the exhibition breaks many clichés.
More into romance than rock and roll? Then take a night cruise on the A and the Zuiderhaven. Between Museum aan de A, where all kinds of workshops are given, and the Groninger Museum, two historic ships sail back and forth with music, poetry, comedy and stories on board! Speaking of the A: a visit to the Akerk should not be missed either. The Druktemaker, the mobile museum print shop of GRID Graphic Museum, will be in the church during Museum Night. All evening you can experiment with printing ink and paper. Roll up your sleeves and make a linocut, silkscreen or risoprint.
In Forum Groningen you get – whether or not dressed as Disney prince(s) – the last chance to admire the major exhibition Disney – Telling Times Stories. Surrounding it are Disney strings, ballroom dancing, a speedy pub quiz and a talk by media scholar Dan Hassler-Forest on how woke Disney is or is not. Storyworld is also open, of course. There, award-winning graphic novel author Aimée de Jong draws the stars from the sky.
In addition to the permanent exhibition and the temporary exhibition, Synagoge Groningen will host performances by the Groningen band Anamesa throughout the evening. With the sounds of traditional instruments, Anamesa will bring Balkan ballads, klezmer and the exhilarating dances of the Mediterranean to life in the colorful synagogue.
In Noorderlicht Studio, Noorderpoort students visualized their own ideas around the Noorderlicht festival theme REGENERATE. REGENERATE explores how we can work together with the planet and its inhabitants for a better future. Expect music, impressive photography and imagine yourself in the future for just a moment.
Joint initiative
The Groninger Museum Night is a joint initiative of the Groninger Museum, Museum aan de A, GRID Graphic Museum in Akerk, Storyworld/Forum Groningen, University Museum, Noorderlicht and the Synagogue. There is also intensive collaboration with USVA, Stichting Oude Groninger Kerken and Noorderpoort.