Groningen Journals

Stopoff at Groningen

A June 2002 trip to Groningen by matttan

Quote: Groningen is the main city of Northern Holland. It is a great place to stop off in if you are this area of the world

Stopoff at Groningen

Overview

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There is a wonderful town square, with plenty of little shops to look through, cafes to eat at, and historical architecture to admire.

As well as this, the Groninger museum is a semi-modern art museum, that has a number of standing exhibitions, as well as some great visiting exhibits.

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Best Way To Get Around:

On foot is fine in the main town.

Groninger Museum

Attraction

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The museum is an attractively designed, modern building. We spent a few hours looking through the exhibits - there are 3 floors to the museum, and the exhibits are all attractively displayed. Exhibits included photography, paintings, and an exhibition called Services and Silver, an exhibition of silverware, dominated by tea and coffee cups and related works.

Also on display while we were there was an exhibit of Erik van Lieshout's work. Quite a confronting exhibition, but we really enjoyed it.

If you are in or near Groningen, then definitely take the time to visit the museum.

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on December 9, 2002

Groninger Museum
Museumeiland 1
Groningen, Netherlands 9711

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A lovely place to wander around. There are lots of little shops to explore, selling all sorts of things, from the everyday to the very unique. We particularly enjoyed the card shop.

Also enjoy wandering through the markets, and taking some time out to sit back and relax with a cup of coffee.

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on December 9, 2002

Groningen Town Square
Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands