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Shoulder pads, neon colours and a Walkman in your pocket: we like to look back on the 1980s with a smile. But the decade had another side too. Economic stagnation, housing shortages, worries about the environment and growing divisions shaped the streets. Forty years on, that sounds remarkably familiar. In Puin Hoop: herdruk van de jaren ’80 (a reprint of the 1980s), you walk through the Groningen of that time, with graffiti on the walls and squatted buildings in the city centre.
The exhibition is by GRID Grafisch Museum. Since leaving the Sint Jansstraat, GRID has had no building of its own, so for six months the museum is taking over the Universiteitsmuseum. You’ll see remarkable printed matter from the era, installations and new work by young artists who tackle the same themes. And then there’s the question that lingers: is the fatbike the Puch of today? At the entrance you can buy a risograph poster for a tenner, while the limited print run lasts.
Bring your parents and you get the stories thrown in for free.
Tue to Fri 11:00 – 17:00
Sat and Sun 12:00 – 17:00
* Entry is free with a Museumkaart or Stadjerspas, for RUG students and for under-18s.
Buy tickets| Date | Saturday 15 August 2026 untill Sunday 31 January 2027 |
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| Price | € 8,50 * |
