Forum Groningen

Telling stories is a gift. Discover the secrets of great storytellers at comic, animation and game museum Storyworld! Based on Dutch and international successes in the field of comics, animation and games, we dive into the world of storytelling. During Museum Night, Storyworld takes you behind the scenes of the popular series Miraculous. In the exhibition you will see concept art, character designs, storyboards and other material that you normally never see!

Is there a Cat Noir or Ladybug lurking inside you? Visit the Miraculous mini-exhibition about these superheroes in Storyworld, make your own superhero mask and channel your inner superhero!

This exhibition features over 100 photos that show the rich diversity of life on our planet. The photos have been selected from the approximately 50,000 entries in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition: the most prestigious competition in nature photography, organized by the Natural History Museum in London. In Forum Groningen you'll be showed the most beautiful images of the 59th edition and discover the stories behind these moving photos.

See the Wildlife exhibition with the world's most beautiful and extraordinary nature photos while enjoying live music? String quartet Tok! will play live twice this Museum Night. As if you were in a Planet Earth documentary yourself. The only thing missing is the voice of David Attenborough ;)

Job van Tol works daily as an animal keeper among special species such as penguins and vultures at ARTIS Amsterdam. He decided to study the history between humans and animals based on his own profession. He wrote a book about it: De oppasser [The keeper]. During Museum Night, using the life stories of some famous zoo inhabitants, such as wisent Willem and bonobo Mafuka, he talks about the lessons animals teach us, about the world and about ourselves.

The race for the White House has begun. Forum Groningen marks this political battle with an exhibition of the work of American artist Andres Serrano, with a leading role for the presidential candidate on whom all eyes are focused: Donald Trump.

Dance the sparks out of your trainers with that greasy blend of thick techno, insane aerobics, cutting words and a dash of absurdism. We clap into it with a nice warm-up and then whizz through the silent disco. So shake your hips with Marrit Bausch and Wordbites as your top best über disruptor and poetry host.

Band consisting of guitar, bass and vocals formed by Groningen students from the Netherlands, SA and Italy. The band plays different styles, expressive and groovy. Influences range from 60s/70s folk and rock, jazz classics and modern alternative and international. The band has been playing together for two years and has performed on various stages in Groningen.

Go back to the 90s with this photobooth. Press the red button and AI transforms you into a Dragon Ball Z character!

Do you like trivia? Then join the pub quiz organised by the Usva quiz committee! Get to know everything Forum has to offer and test your knowledge on past, present and future exhibitions. Show off your skills and let the best wise guy win!

How inclusive is our visual culture when artificial intelligence creates the images? Get analysed by AI and see how biases in algorithms affect our view of the world.