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Groningen Attractions
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Groningen, that capital city of the Groringen province of Netherlands is the largest city as far as the North Netherlands are concerned. In the early years it was one of the major trade centre and it has always given utmost importance to education, arts and business and a trip to this city remains incomplete without the exploring of the night life that is so exciting as well as rocking.
At this city you are never allowed to experience any dull moment as this city is the home to innumerous attractions, which are:
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Northern Maritime Museum: It is to be noted that the inauguration of this museum took place in the year 1932 on the 31st of May and a visit to this museum should be the top most priority of the visitors for the sole reason that this museum stores a wide collection of objects that have strong links to the history of Groningen as far as shipbuilding industry as well as shipping is concerned. It is nestled at one of the most magnificent buildings of Groningen. However the collections of the museum grew to a great extent over the last years.
Groningen Museum – Is the most beautiful museum of Netherlands for its design that would just arrest your attention. It was opened for the common mass in the year 1994 and includes three pavilions. It displays a wide range of international, national as well as local works. It is adorned with the works of the Repin (well known Russian painter), Erwin Olaf (Dutch photographer), Andres Serrano (Dutch photographer), to name a few.
Nautical Museum: It stores exhibits that are strongly associated with shipping culture.
Museum of Ethnology (Gerardus van der Leeuv Museum of Ethnology) – It provides the tourists with the opportunity to get a view of the cultural artefacts of South America, North America, Australia, Asia and Africa and the main collection is made up of 10,000 objects that belongs to different kinds of collections.
Museum of Natural History – It is primarily an educational as well as exhibition centre that deals with nature and environment.
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