Groninger Museum
The Groninger Museum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣroːnɪŋər myˈzeːjʏm]) is an art museum in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. The museum exhibits modern and contemporary art of local, national, and international artists.
The museum on the Verbindingskanaal | |
Location in the province Groningen in the Netherlands | |
| Established | 1874 |
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| Location | Museumeiland 1 Groningen, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 53°12′44″N 6°33′58″E |
| Type | Art museum |
| Visitors | 213,000 (2017 est.) |
| Director | Andreas Blühm |
| Curator | Mark Wilson |
| Public transit access | Groningen |
| Website | www |
The museum opened in 1874. The current post-modernist building consists of three main pavilions designed individually by architects Philippe Starck, Alessandro Mendini, Coop Himmelb(l)au, and was completed in 1994.
Since 2008, it has had 173,000 to 292,000 visitors per year, the highest amount of any museum in the province of Groningen.
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