Culture never stands still

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With museum visits less appealing right now, Maastricht’s cultural venues have been inspired to think outside the box. Culture never sleeps! The cultural institutions of Maastricht are showing off their creative side by coming up with brilliant new ideas during the current crisis. It's beautiful to behold and even more fun to experience for yourself from the comfort and safety of your own home. On this page we tell you about these great new initiatives

Even though performances at Theater aan het Vrijthof can’t take place physically in the theatre now, the stage is still alive! Dancing, singing, laughing, and moments of pure amazement: there are countless performances for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own home.

The Bonnefantenmuseum in the Céramique district might well be the most recognizable museum in Maastricht. You can still visit the museum, as it’s allowed to receive visitors again. But if you’re looking for an alternative museum experience, now’s your chance to go on an awe-inspiring virtual tour of the art collection. Admire the ancient, modern, and contemporary works of art by artists from across the world. Via the worldwide web, you can bring the Bonnefantenmuseum into your home. Click, watch, and enjoy. If you want to know more about a specific work of art, send the museum a message via social media using the hashtag #BonnefantenAtHome with the title of the artwork and the artist, and you'll receive all the interesting facts in no time at all.

We're all used to looking at art. After all, we use our eyes to observe things. But Marres is pushing the boundaries and asks: what if we could experience art in a completely different way? During this period, you can transform your own living room into a museum where you can experience the most unique works of art with your eyes closed. Marres presents ‘the Invisible Collection’! This is a spectacular collection of audio recordings in which the narrators describe their favourite works of art. Will you be listening too?

Colours brighten up your day! And as we could all use a little cheering up these days, the Natural History Museum has come up with a great idea. They have created beautiful themed colouring pictures to keep you busy while you're stuck at home. So, what are you waiting for? Get colouring! Every month the museum selects a winner who receives a great prize!

We've never been away from work or school for so long or kept this much distance from our friends. That means that things can sometimes get a little boring. But the Centre Céramique city library has been keeping busy finding something fun for you to do and have come up with a unique idea of a Home Library. The online library contains an extensive collection for both young and old and includes E-books, audio books, Bereslim educational picture books, and newspapers and magazines in the Delpher digital archive. And much more... Are you going to browse through the Home Library?

Quarantalks

The Muziekgieterij, its production company M-PX, and journalist/presenter Leon Verdonschot are starting a new initiative together: Quarantalks. During Quarantalks, which takes place every Sunday afternoon, Leon Verdonschot welcomes a musician for a socially distanced interview. Now that we’re all spending lots of time at home, Verdonschot is curious to see what photos, books, music, films, plants, or other things his guest has discovered or even rediscovered. Guests bring three of these objects with them to the interview, which ends on an acoustic performance.

Culture never stands still

Maastricht shows its best side...

Adapting together!

Bonnefantenmuseum - Online art collection

Marres - Invisible exhibition

Natural History Museum - Rock Fossils colouring pictures

Centre Céramique - Home library

Quarantalks