University Museum Groningen
Universiteitsmuseum
A museum telling the 400-year history of the University of Groningen, with anatomical specimens and antique scientific instruments.
The University of Groningen was founded in 1614 and is the second-oldest university in the Netherlands. The University Museum displays scientific instruments from different eras, anatomical and medical specimens, astronomy and physics teaching aids, and university historical artefacts, offering insight into the city's academic traditions. The museum is small, a visit takes about an hour, and admission is inexpensive. Next door is the Academiegebouw (1909), the university's main building in the neo-Renaissance style, whose ornate facade can be admired from outside.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun approx. 11:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Vismarkt & Korenbeurs
- Folkingestraat
- Der Aa-kerk
- Grote Markt
- Museum aan de A (Northern Maritime Museum)
- Pelstergasthuis (Holy Ghost Hospice)
- Martinitoren
- Martinikerk