Marres, House for Contemporary Culture, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a series of special events held on the 25th of every month. Each celebration highlights a group that holds special significance for Marres. Keep an eye on this page and social media for all the events!
August 25, 2024
Finissage Limburg Biënnale
On Sunday, August 25, during the finissage of the Limburg Biënnale, we celebrated the last day of this popular group exhibition, as well as the kick-off of a series of festivities marking the 25th anniversary of Marres.
With free admission, cake, bubbles, and pizzas from Marres Kitchen.
Open from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
At 12:30 PM, we raised a toast together to the past and the future, followed by guided tours where artists from the Limburg Biënnale shared insights about their work.
Photo: Rob van Hoorn
Photo: Rob van Hoorn
September 25, 2024
October 25, 2024
Friday Night Opening & beer tasting
Octoberfest! A beer tasting at Marres during the Friday Night Opening. Help us choose a flavor for our own beer. We’re organizing a special beer tasting with bites by Marres Kitchen. Your opinion matters! For the 25th anniversary, we’re reviving the beer that has been brewed by the Marres family for generations. Which flavor will you choose?
Marres is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a series of events, taking place on the 25th of every month. On Friday, October 25th, Marres will be open until 9:00 PM. Free admission starting from 5:00 PM, tasting starts at 5:30 PM.
Visit the exhibition Currents 11: The Turn of Many Suns as part of your cultural Friday night out. Featuring work by recent graduates, curated by a team of emerging curators.
Bring your friends!
November 25, 2024
Workshop: The Secluded Garden
With Hans Engelbrecht
In the urban garden at Marres, the shift from fall to winter is unfolding. We often see this as a process of fading: leaves change color and fall, plants wither, birds migrate, and other animals begin their hibernation. But much more is happening. Gardener Hans Engelbrecht will highlight the processes occurring during this period and discuss the unique plants and animals found in the garden and on its historic walls.
Bundle up and explore Marres’ winter garden with a nice hot chocolate afterwards. We look forward to welcoming you!
Time:
The workshop will be held at two different times:
11:00AM – 1:00PM
2:00PM – 5:00PM
Location:
Marres Urban Garden, please check in at the reception
Tickets:
€5,00
Be quick! Each workshop has a maximum of 15 participants.*
The workshops are conducted in Dutch
*One of the workshops will be canceled if there are insufficient registrations.
December 25, 2024
Christmas Day
On December 25, Marres will be closed, so there won’t be any physical events taking place. But that doesn’t mean nothing special is happening! During this festive season, the rich history of the Marres house will be brought to life.
Listen to the special episode of the podcast Training Art, Sensing the Body. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Marres, Tineke Kambier shares her stories. She has been part of Marres since its very beginning, a place she considers a second home. In a conversation with director Valentijn Byvanck, she talks in detail about the historic building, the different phases Marres has gone through, unforgettable exhibitions, and the importance of hospitality.
On our social media, we’re sharing something special to capture a piece of the past…
January 25, 2025
Rooms Performance Festival
Expect vibrant theater, edgy dance, a culinary performance, intimacy, activism, and much more. Your day pass grants access to a full day with six performances.
Line-up:
Sofie Kramer
Ahmed El Gendy
Amparo González Sola
Tabor Idema
Samah Hijawi
Jasmine Karimova & Johannes Offerhaus
Partners:
Marres, VIA ZUID, de Brakke Grond, Dansateliers, FASHIONCLASH and MU
As a Rooms visitor, you’ll also get an exclusive first preview of the exhibition Vultures & Fireflies. Mexican artist Alejandro Galván will start on this project at the end of 2024, which will ultimately become a full-house painting portraying the perspective of Nezahualcóyotl: one of the largest working class suburbs in the Valley of Mexico.
Date: 25 & 26 January 2025
Location: Marres, Maastricht
Give away!
Win tickets for the Rooms Performance Festival! To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Marres, we’re giving away 2 duo tickets for January 25, 2025. Check our instagram for details.
The winners of the duo tickets have already been announced.
February 25, 2025
Marres beer launch
The name Marres is derived from the brewing family that inhabited the house for three generations. In the 20th century, the renowned Marres ‘Dobbel-Aajt’ was brewed across the street on Capucijnenstraat. This beer, transported in wooden barrels on horse-drawn wagons, made its way to cafés like In den Ouden Vogelstruys on the Vrijthof. The family crest served as inspiration for the current Marres logo.
In honor of Marres’ 25th anniversary, this tradition is being revived. Together with Brouwerij de Fontein, we are exploring refreshing flavors for 2025.
We are delighted to invite you to join us for this launch!
Date:
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Time:
18:00
Location:
Marres, Maastricht
RSVP via reserveringen@marres.org
March 25, 2025
Storytelling Night
Marres, House for Contemporary Culture, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a series of special events held on the 25th of every month. On March 25, Marres will be hosting a storytelling night surrounding the exhibition Vultures & Fireflies by the Mexican artist Alejandro Galván.
Alejandro paints large-scale works, drawing from a vast range of sources and materials to create a hyper-detailed chronicle of his barrio, Nezahualcóyotl. In what he calls a vivid dream of Mexican society, he seeks to address the deep injustices and widespread corruption that shape everyday life while bringing unheard stories into the grand narrative of history—ensuring they are not forgotten. His work challenges the notion that he and his fellow residents of Nezahualcóyotl are marginalized or invisible; rather, they belong to a community whose story has yet to be told. And that story, at its core, resonates far beyond Nezahualcóyotl, echoing the experiences of people from other countries, cities, villages, and even different eras. Galván paints because he refuses to let these stories disappear.
With this in mind, we invite you to gather around a campfire in Marres’ intimate city garden and share your own story—stories that should not be lost. Fact or fiction, it doesn’t matter, as long as they help connect people through oral history. They may even be told in different languages, celebrating the richness of diverse voices and perspectives.
Date:
Tuesday 25 March 2025
Time:
19:00-21:00
Location:
Marres
Capucijnenstraat 98, Maastricht
Photo: Neeltje de Vries
Press
For press requests, imagery and interview requests, please contact communicatie@marres.org
Thanks to
Marres receives ongoing support from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, the Province of Limburg, and the Municipality of Maastricht.