Readers in the Netherlands purchased 43 million books in 2023, with a significant increase in the number of ebooks sold compared to the...

Young children cannot yet read or write themselves, but a theater play written for the National Reading Days gave children in Beijum...

Bright pink and centrally located, sex shop EasyToys created a lot of buzz when their first store opened in Groningen in early December....

In the smack dab middle of Groningen an art piece fights for the attention of passers-by. The eponymous Boy in Yellow asks strangers to...

Two female activists from the environmental movement Riposte Alimentaire sprayed pumpkin soup on the armored glass protecting the Mona...

With the announcement of the new City Poet, Poetry Week starts off in various locations around Groningen. Yesterday evening, the Poetry...

Bashar George, 27, greets me in his neat and tidy barber shop, which is perched on a quiet street corner in Binnenstad-Ost, as its windows are lashed by chilling rain and heavy gusts of wind. Inside, however, Bashar is warm and accommodating, if a little timid. He is more than used to cutting hair, but an interview doesn’t come along every day.

In our society nowadays everything needs to be fast. Delivering something and receiving it the next day, or eating in a rush between two...

The Indian restaurant 'Spices' is on the ground floor of a very unassuming building - typical Dutch architecture with brown bricks and...

At the beginning of December there is a highlight for all music lovers in Groningen: the Live Music Night, where more than 50 young...

Low-cost and adventure tourism proved to be the most popular forms of traveling in 2023, research shows. The Groninger talked to tour...

The Travellers exhibition introduces visitors to modern Romanian artists, illustrations and literature at the Romanian Library...

As part of their experimental collaboration, two local art platforms will host the final event of the immersive exhibition 9 this...

For the next 4 weeks anyone can stop by the SOUP SHOW, an art installation in Groningen’s Grand Theatre, for a free bowl of meatless...

The Popronde festival is taking over the city of Groningen, providing a platform for up-and-coming musicians to showcase their talent. On...

Afrobeats Netherlands celebrated their first-year anniversary this September in Groningen hosting one thousand people and showing that...

Financial problems in the Forum could lead to setbacks in the centre’s ability to host cultural events. The ten-story cultural hub is...

While the dialect Grunnegs is not taught in schools in Groningen, the Centre for Groninger Language and Culture continues to promote the...

As artificial intelligence (AI) infiltrates the literary world of the Netherlands, questions arise about its effect on authors and...

The Groninger Museum is launching a shuttle service for Groninger residents who feel lonely and would like to spend a day with others...