The Groningen Museum is located opposite the main central station and is the most high-profile museum in the Netherlands. This is due not only to its striking design by Italian architect Mendini, but also because of varying exhibitions, including works by Russian painter Repin, American photographer Andres Serrano, and Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf. The permanent collection consists of a large assembly of porcelain and works by the Groningen artists’ collective De Ploeg.

Open: Tuesday through Sunday and holidays from 10 am until 5 pm (the box office closes at 4.45 pm). Closed: Mondays, 25 December, and 1 January.

Het Nederlands Stripmuseum is the newest museum in Groningen, and the only one in the Netherlands that highlights comic strips. See comic strip heroes such as Suske en Wiske, Jan, Jans en de kinderen, Dirkjan, and many more. The museum has been divided into special halls for children, adults, and connoisseurs. In addition to an extensive collection of old and new comic strips, there are regular changing exhibitions. See how comic strips are produced; sometimes, you can see a strip cartoonist at work.

Open: Tuesday through Sunday from 10 am until 5 pm; closed on 25 December and 1 January.

The Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum ( Nautic Museum) shows the history of trade across Groningen waters. The Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum (Tobacco Museum)  has an exhibition of pipes and other objects related to the use of tobacco in the past.

Open: Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am until 5 pm; Sundays from 1-5 pm

The Grafisch Museum provides an overview of the history of the art of printing, from the earliest methods to modern-day, with regular changing art exhibitions.

Open: Tuesday through Sunday from 1-5 pm. Closed on New Year’s Day, Easter, Whitsuntide, New Year’s Eve and Christmas.

The Universiteitsmuseum has an extensive collection of instruments and objects used at the University of Groningen, including material for medicine, biology, physics, (Let op: in de brontekst staat 2x ‘biologie’), and psychology. The collection also includes minerals and fossils, in addition to prints and costumes.

Open: Tuesday through Sunday from 1-5 pm; closed holidays and 28 August.

www.rug.nl/museum