Universiteitsmuseum Groningen

Open today from 11:00 until 17:00

Opening hours next week
Day	Opening hours
Wed - Fri	11:00 - 17:00
Sat (Koningsdag)	Closed
Sun - Mon	10:00 - 17:00

Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat 7a
9712 EA Groningen
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050 - 36 35 083

We have been located in the academic heart of the student city of Groningen since 1934.

Explore our collection full of science, nature and culture.

Discover Masterminds about Groningen science history.

Take a journey through your brain in Brainstorm.

The University Museum is located in the heart of the university town of Groningen. A science museum with a versatile collection, where nature, culture and science overlap.

Access

Netherlands Museum Pass valid

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Facilities

Museumwinkel
Rolstoeltoegankelijk

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**Brain model after Prof. Chr. Aeby, with nerve tracts and ganglions** This model was used for research and education in the medical world. Denise Jans
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Het wagentje tentoongesteld in het Universiteitsmuseum — **Stratingh’s cart** The very first electric 'car' in the world
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Een man kijkt door een microscoop — **Revolutionary microscope** The phase contrast microscope of Frits Zernike
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**Nobel Prize winner Ben Feringa’s nanomotor** In 2016, Ben Feringa, professor of organic chemistry, was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on a tiny machine: the molecular nano-car.
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De kamer van Aletta Jacobs — **Aletta Jacobs’ desk** The old workplace of Jacobs with desk and chair Mascha Bakker
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See and Do in Universiteitsmuseum Groningen

Exhibition

Brainstorm: The Human Brain & Research

Until 4 January 2026 from 11:00 to 17:00
Exhibition

Dreamed images. Drawings by Johan Huizinga

Until 18 May from 11:00 to 17:00
Exhibition

Entangled Stories: Science and Colonialism in the Collection of Petrus Camper

Until 21 September from 11:00 to 17:00
Permanent collections

Masterminds
Permanent collections

Aletta Jacobs Room
Permanent collections

Anatomy Room
Online guided tour

City walks
Guided tour

Groningen tour and city walk

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Collection

See and Do in Universiteitsmuseum Groningen

Brainstorm: The Human Brain & Research

Dreamed images. Drawings by Johan Huizinga

Entangled Stories: Science and Colonialism in the Collection of Petrus Camper

Masterminds

Aletta Jacobs Room

Anatomy Room

City walks

Groningen tour and city walk

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