Inventory of art at the University of Groningen

The University of Groningen has a great many works of art. Wherever you go in the university buildings, in the offices, rooms, stairwells, inner courts: there is art everywhere. Whether it be a painting, a monumental wall decoration, a portrait bust or even a hand carved bannister or architectural detail: the university is full of art.

The Art Committee would like to take stock of the university’s art collection. To this end the committee will design a database, made available through the university website, to register all works of art. This way the collection can be easily browsed through.

Exhibition University Museum

On the occasion of the 400 year anniversary of the University of Groningen, in 2014 the Art Committee staged an exhibition of the many different works of art in the university’s art collection. The exhibition was held in the University Museum from April and took the form of a nineteenth century Salon with paintings from floor to ceiling, the good with the bad, professional and amateur: the artistic university on just a few square feet.

• More information about this exhibition 'Uit de schaduw'