What to Do During Groningen Museum Night 2025
Here's everything thats happening on September 20th 7:00PM–1:00AM. From tattoos and tango to boat rides and beer yoga, Groningen Museum night is an event you don't want to miss.
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On Saturday, September 20 (7:00 PM–1:00 AM), seven museums in the city of Groningen reopen after hours for the ninth Groningen Museum Night: Groninger Museum, Museum aan de A, University Museum Groningen, Noorderlicht (in the Niemeyer Factory), Groningen Synagogue, Forum Groningen/Storyworld, and GRID Graphic Museum in the Akerk.
One ticket, seven venues
A single ticket gives access to all participating museums. Early Bird €8.50 (limited), then €13.50 regular. The event is designed to be easy and fun to sample: exhibitions, music, dance, poetry, workshops, lectures, and performances across the city—often selling out quickly.
Highlights by location
Forum Groningen & Storyworld
International exhibition TATTOO (history, meaning, and global culture of tattooing), live tattoo sessions by Groningen artists, design-your-own temporary tattoo at the VERS shop, Tattoo Pub Quiz, Guitar Hero stage, plus storytelling through comics, animation, and games. A special mesofauna electro-punk set accompanies the TATTOO show, and the Tattoo Stories photo wall invites visitors to add their own ink stories.Groninger Museum
Tours, talks, and performances around Welcome to the Dreamhouse, including David Lamelas’ “Time”, a set by Baby Berserk, and a DJ set from Ko Kliko.Museum aan de A
Normally closed for renovations, the museum opens specially for this night with workshops, theater, and music in its historic buildings. Plus, you can ride historic ships shuttling between Museum aan de A and the Groninger Museum with music and stories onboard.Noorderlicht @ Niemeyer Factory
A photo-forward programme with World Press Photo collaboration, a Fake News Quiz, portrait and art-viewing workshops, and the exhibition What Have We Done? open through the night.Groningen Synagogue
Explore the synagogue’s architecture and permanent exhibition on Jewish culture and provincial history; Bolotny Trio performs klezmer, tango, jazz, and gypsy throughout the evening. Audio tour available.GRID Graphic Museum in the Akerk
Akerk hosts screen prints, poetry, concerts, workshops, and a performance by Noordstaat, showcasing GRID’s graphic focus in a striking historic setting.University Museum Groningen
Dive into the Brainstorm exhibition, FoodLab on fermentation, Brain Bingo, a Silent Disco, the archaeobotanical lab from Planting the Past, seed-bomb making, and an AR installation by artist Chantalla Pleiter.
Extra flavour all night
Expect a playful mix city-wide: Egyptian dance lessons, Groningen dialect (“broes”) mini-courses, waacking and tango, drag king performances on historic ships, crochet workshops, cabaret, and even beer yoga.