Groninger Museum
An art museum in the city of Groningen showing modern and contemporary art by local, national and international artists. Its colourful postmodern building stands on an island in the canal in front of the central station.
- Where
- Groningen, Netherlands
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 53.2119, 6.5656
Get the Groninger Museum stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Groninger Museum. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Groningen volume with your photos and a note.
Near Groninger Museum
Martinitoren 0.8 km
The tallest church steeple in the city of Groningen and the bell tower of the Martinikerk. It rises above the Grote Markt in the old centre and is a symbol of the city. Visitors can climb it for views over the surrounding flat land.
Fraeylemaborg 16 km
A borg, a fortified manor house, in the village of Slochteren in Groningen. It is now a historic house museum set in a park with a moat. In 2013 the museum had 31,509 visitors.
Schiermonnikoog 38 km
An island, municipality and national park in the Northern Netherlands, between Ameland and Rottumerplaat in Friesland. Most of it is protected dunes, salt marsh and beach, and cars are not allowed for visitors.
Wadden Sea 41 km
An intertidal zone along the North Sea coast of Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark, where mudflats are covered and uncovered twice a day. Walks across the flats at low tide are popular, and seals and millions of migratory birds use it. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Dwingelderveld National Park 45 km
A national park in Drenthe founded in 1991, covering about 37 square kilometres. It is mainly managed by the State Forest Service and by a private Dutch nature organisation, and holds heathland, pools and woods.
Weerribben-Wieden National Park 64 km
A national park in Overijssel in the municipalities of Steenwijkerland and Zwartewaterland. It holds the largest bog area of northwestern Europe and consists of two parts, De Weerribben and De Wieden, with reed beds, canals and rich birdlife.
Eise Eisinga Planetarium 68 km
An 18th century orrery in the Frisian town of Franeker, built by Eise Eisinga in his own house between 1774 and 1781. It is still a working model of the solar system and is open as a museum.
Woudagemaal 72 km
A steam pumping station near Lemmer in Friesland, opened in 1920 and named after its chief engineer. It is the largest steam powered pumping station still in operation anywhere, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Questions
Where is Groninger Museum?
Groninger Museum is in Groningen, Netherlands. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Martinitoren (0.8 km), Fraeylemaborg (16 km), Schiermonnikoog (38 km).
How do I get the Groninger Museum stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Groninger Museum and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Groningen volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Groninger Museum before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Groningen volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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