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Varied museums
Groningen's many and varied museums are bound to provide a few surprises. They include the Museum of Groningen, the Anatomical Museum, the Northern Maritime Museum, the Niemeijer Tobacco Museum, the Gerardus van der Leeuw Anthropological Museum, the Museum of Graphic Arts and the University Museum.
Architectural highlightsMany newspaper articles, both national and international, have been devoted to the renowned Museum of Groningen. Buildings such as the remarkable yet reserved Public Library, the 'organic' Gasunie headquarters, the nostalgic Waagstraat project and the painstakingly restored railway station have also been singled out as architectural treasures in their own right.
In the city centre the Groninger Forum will arise; a huge project that will conclude in 2012. It will be a meeting place, a centre of knowledge and culture, containing the archives and a debating centre. A cinema, the public library and parts of the Groninger Museum will find a place here.
Vivacious performance art
Besides the many permanent theatres and other performance venues, Groningen hosts a number of (annual) shows and festivals, attracting visitors in their hundreds of thousands from far and wide. Many Dutch rock groups have seen their careers launched at the Festival Eurosonic/ Noorderslag which is held each year in January. The Noorderzon Theatre Festival, which is held each late summer, provides a mix of young talent, new productions and established performers.
