Cultural events in Maastricht

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Café Theatre Festival Maastricht
Café Theatre Festival Maastricht
Thursday 16 April

Cultural festival

During the Café Theatre Festival, the city centre turns into a living stage where new talent gives intimate performances in five local cafés.
Experience the Bonnefanten
Experience the Bonnefanten
until 31 May

Guided tour

Visit Limburg's premier art museum together with a guide. See a mix of ancient, modern and contemporary art.
The guillotine - a silent witness to French rule
The guillotine - a silent witness to French rule
weekly

Exhibitions

From 9 September 2025, there will be something very special in the Maastricht Museum Museum: a real French guillotine from 1798.
Porous Grounds, Sacred Codes
Porous Grounds, Sacred Codes
until 17 May

Exhibitions

An exhibition that brings stories of collectivity, migration, diaspora and cultural identity.
Academic exhibition: Hugo and the Law
Academic exhibition: Hugo and the Law
until 26 June

Exhibitions

Visit this English-language exhibition on Victor Hugo and discover the link between law, literature and society.
Four times Two: works from the collection 1965-2015
Four times Two: works from the collection 1965-2015
until 14 June

Exhibitions

This exhibition makes special connections between contemporary art from the Bonnefanten Collection and invites visitors to do the same.
Bitches Brew
Bitches Brew
until 6 September

Exhibitions

Three innovative figurative painters present solo exhibitions that come together in one raw, colourful dialogue full of style, theme and o...
The Studio #10: Eline Kersten
The Studio #10: Eline Kersten
until 3 May

Exhibitions

In this exhibition, Eline Kersten shows how climate change affects us with glaciers, fire and changing landscapes.
Ellen von Unwerth: My Circus
Ellen von Unwerth: My Circus
until 13 September

Exhibitions

A high-profile exhibition by Ellen von Unwerth showcases her iconic photography full of femininity, playfulness, eroticism and fashion.
Fortress Museum
Fortress Museum
until 30 December

Exhibitions

Vestingmuseum Maastricht is a small-scale fortress museum in the second monument city of the Netherlands.
Kahlil Joseph: BLKNWS
Kahlil Joseph: BLKNWS
until 30 August

Exhibitions

Innovative film installation by Kahlil Joseph combining current and historical images about Black culture, now on view at Bonnefanten in M...
Private tour Arts & Heritage
Private tour Arts & Heritage
until 31 December

Guided tour

Take a look behind the facades of the University buildings and discover these monumental buildings with extraordinary works of art.
Guided tour of Grotten Noord incl. Vault
Guided tour of Grotten Noord incl. Vault
until 3 January 2027

Guided tour

Discover the famous Grotten Noord in more detail; incl. a visit to the vault, where 800 Dutch masterpieces lay during the 2nd World War.
From Sketch to Shine
From Sketch to Shine
until 10 April 2028

Exhibitions

In this exhibition, discover how Maastricht was a city of makers, craftsmen and innovators for two centuries.
The Justice Panel
The Justice Panel
until 11 February 2028

Exhibitions

Medieval painting about justice, showing the Last Judgement, a trial and a warning against bribery and unfair justice.
Guided tour of Grotten Noord
Guided tour of Grotten Noord
until 3 January 2027

Guided tour

The Grotten Noord, carved into the marl by block breakers with structure, houses a special piece of history.
Guided tour of Fort Sint Pieter
Guided tour of Fort Sint Pieter
until 2 October

Guided tour

An early 1700s fortress, where cannons, embrasures and stories from the guide take you back to bygone times of war and occupation in Maastricht.
Toneelgroep de Bron plays Twijfel
Toneelgroep de Bron plays Twijfel
16 April, 17 April and 19 April

Theatre and Drama

Experience the penetrating play Twijfel by John Patrick Shanley, performed by Toneelgroep de Bron in the special setting of Klooster Hoogcruts.
Meesterlijk gemaakt: Maastricht craftsmanship in four centuries of design and production
Meesterlijk gemaakt: Maastricht craftsmanship in four centuries of design and production
until 13 September

Exhibitions

Discover craftsmanship and industry, and see how craft traditions grew into a powerful engine within a changing society.
Guided tour of Kazematten Waldeck Kazematten
Guided tour of Kazematten Waldeck Kazematten
until 3 January 2027

Guided tour

Get a good idea of the how and why of this unique and impressive military monument.
Cuppens & Cuppens in Remix '26
Cuppens & Cuppens in Remix '26
until 17 May

Exhibitions

An immersive installation in which existing work is reassembled and given meaning through the interaction between art, space and visited...
Harvest
Harvest
until 19 April

Exhibitions

Multi-day event that makes local and international visual artists and designers visible through exhibitions, presentations and work proc...
Duologue: Art from then and now, eye to eye.
Duologue: Art from then and now, eye to eye.
until 7 June

Exhibitions

This exhibition brings together five encounters between ancient and contemporary art from the museum's collection.
Pasar Malam Asia
Pasar Malam Asia
17 until 19 April

Cultural festival

The most beautiful and distinctive Asian festival in the Netherlands!