Visitors can dream with their eyes open during Museumnacht010

Rotterdam city centre will transform into a vibrant hub of art and culture on Saturday 1 March during Museumnacht010. With almost 100 activities, dozens of participating museums, art institutions and galleries will let culture seekers dream with their eyes open in gripping exhibitions, inspiring performances, creative workshops and art parties. Museumnacht010 traditionally sells out well in advance. It is now possible to get a regular ticket in the online presale via this link.

Participating venues include Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, Kunsthal Rotterdam, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Maritiem Museum, Hiphophuis, Nieuwe Instituut, Wereldmuseum, WORM, Laurenskerk and Kunstinstituut Melly.

The World Museum is all about love, including wedding exhibition Say Yes!, a satirical wedding ceremony where visitors can 'marry' someone and talks on self-love in collaboration with Poetry International.

The New Institute looks towards the future during Museumnacht010 with a fortune-telling performance by theatre-maker Lotte Vreugdenhil, exhibition Garden Futures: Designing with Nature and beats by collective Bound45 combined with colourful light work by Marco Broeders.

The Belasting & Douane Museum offers food for thought with an evening revolving around Opium. Museum-goers will make kaleidoscope glasses there and then explore the exhibition on the Dutch state's opium empire with an enriched field of vision.

Music, party and more

At the Marine Museum, visitors can dream away to the classical piano sounds of marine Nordin Maouli, Museum Rotterdam celebrates a Liberation Party to the post-war music of band Brisky Brew and at the Kunsthal there will also be several performances. At WORM, Conny Janssen Danst returns with two performances and three different punk bands take to the stage.

A new venue this year is Hiphophuis, which has been sharing the building with Art Institute Melly on Witte de Withstraat since last year. With a roller disco in one room and a party with music by collective Perdu dance La Sauce in the other.

Besides all the special programme, visitors can also enjoy popular exhibitions. At the Kunsthal, for instance, the major cross-media retrospective Leap Year by Haegue Yang opens on 1 March, and the much-loved exhibition DIVA is on view for the last time that weekend. At Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, museum-goers will discover highlights from Boijmans' collection in presentations Darlings and Darlings XL.

Museum Night010 scarf on sale for the first time

During the 2025 edition, the Museumnacht010 scarf will be on sale to visitors for the first time. The popular warmer was previously given away exclusively through win campaigns or worn by crew, but this year it will be sold at the Maritime Museum to enthusiasts for €15. The number is small, so gone is gone.

The cover is Kim de Hoop's campaign image