Last Thursday, we opened Het Veenmoeras on Vlieland at Brouwerij Fortuna.
What began as a collaboration during Machine Entanglements is now growing into a recurring space for photography and lens-based media on the island.
Thanks to everyone who joined us, come rain or wind!
Het Veenmoeras, featuring work by Tina Claffey & Bo Scheeringa, is on view until September 1, 2026.
Have you already seen ‘Van ons, voor morgen’ at the Fraeylemaborg? You can still visit the exhibition until the end of the month!
📍 Fraeylemaborg, Slochteren
🕒 Opening hours:
Tue–Fri → 10:00 – 17:00
Sat & Sun → 13:00 – 17:00
Made possible in part by BPD Cultuurfonds and the Mondriaan Fund.
Plan your visit to discover how Groningen can change while still remaining itself.
📷: Sebastiaan Rodenhuis
We are very happy to welcome Dorine Schreurs as business manager of Noorderlicht.
Dorine has worked for many years in the field of arts and culture and in securing the funding that makes major cultural projects possible. In the past, she has been active as a strategic advisor, business manager, and head of development at a wide range of cultural institutions.
📷: Jantina Talsma
We warmly welcome Musoke Nalwoga as co-curator for our 2026–2027 programme!
As a curator, writer, and researcher, she focuses on photography and other forms of lens-based media. Her practice moves at the intersection of embodied knowledge, making, archiving, and the political power of images, with particular attention to technology and materiality.
Photo by Jantina Talsma
https://noorderlicht.com/updates/musoke-nalwoga-nieuwe-co-curator-2026-2027
Bo Scheeringa | Het Veenmoeras – The Irish Peatlands through the Female Gaze
What happens when centuries-old turf cutting collides with climate policy and environmental legislation?
Those who wish to delve into this landscape and the questions it raises are welcome to join the opening on Friday 30 January at 7:00 PM at Noorderlicht. The exhibition can be visited until 13 February.
Registration for the opening is available via this link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/launch-of-het-veenmoeras-the-irish-peatlands-through-the-female-gaze-tickets-1980076081863
From trillions of tiny organisms to major political questions about land and extraction: come (re)discover the peatlands at Noorderlicht 🌱🔥
On Friday 30 January at 19:00h, Noorderlicht opens the exhibition Het Veenmoeras – The Irish Peatlands through the Female Gaze.
📅 On view from 30 January – 13 February 2026
📍 Noorderlicht Gallery, Akerkhof 12, Groningen
Register via RSVP: https://noorderlicht.com/en/whats-on/het-veenmoeras
Image: Tina Claffey, Frozen Sphagnum, 2018 (detail)
What a beautiful start to ESNS Photo! Last Wednesday, we celebrated the opening of the first edition, together with a warm farewell to Wim Melis. Thank you to everyone who joined us, and especially to our partners and the team who made this possible ❤️
Today, the exhibition can still be visited until 18:00, on Saturday from 12:00–18:00, and on Sunday from 12:00–17:00. Can’t make it at those times? No worries! Between 19 and 24 January, we’re open by appointment.
📷: Lucas de Wit
Reminder: opening ESNS Photo on 14 January
Next week, the ESNS spectacle takes over the city once again. This year, for the first time, we bring music and photography together in ESNS Photo. We present the work of three photographers and their perspective on music. Nick Helderman, Niels Knelis Meijer and Jantina Talsma look as if they are listening and invite you to do the same.
📅 14–18 January 2026
Opening: 14 January, 15:00
Farewell reception Wim Melis: 14 January, 16:30
After 35 years, head curator Wim Melis is bidding farewell to Noorderlicht. From the very beginning, he helped shape and build the organisation. Last month, Paulien Dresscher spoke with him about photography, context, and the importance of coherence in a world saturated with images.
https://noorderlicht.com/en/updates/wim-melis-vijfendertig-jaar-kijken
On Wednesday, January 14, at 16:30h, Noorderlicht invites everyone to the gallery to look back on this period. Please email [email protected] to register.
📷: Philip Apagya
Noorderlicht Advent #24: As the year comes to rest, we would like to thank everyone who looked, listened, questioned, and thought along with us: makers, partners, and visitors. It has been a beautiful biennial year which we celebrated with many visitors across the three northern provinces. We wish you happy holidays and look forward to what will unfold in the new year✨
📷: David Vroom
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