This fall, Marres is open ONLY on Fridays with a special program and free admission. Bring your friends, family, or date for a cultural start to your night out.
Storytelling Night
Marres x Queer Art Club
10 October 2025
Marres and Queer Art Club are hosting a storytelling evening on Friday evening, 10 October 2025.
We invite you to gather around a campfire in Marres’ intimate city garden and listen to stories with “queer” as the theme.
With:
Marc Boas
Pia Breuer
Brunei Deneumostier
Frida Roper
Date:
Friday evening, 10 October 2025
Time:
inloop vanaf 18:00
storytelling: 18:30—20:30
Location:
Marres garden
Capucijnenstraat 98, Maastricht
Free admission
Please reserve a spot via reserveringen@marres.org. There’s a maximum of 50 visitors. The event is in English.
Beginner’s Crochet workshop by Maasstitch
17 October 2025
This workshop is fully booked!
In October, Maasstitch will host a beginner’s crochet workshop at Marres. Maasstitch is a Maastricht-based craft club focused on crochet and knitting, centered around coming together, creating, sharing, and relaxing with like-minded makers. The group meets regularly to crochet, chat, and inspire one another—whether you’re a total beginner or a seasoned pro. Open to all ages!
Date:
Friday evening, 17 October 2025
Time:
5PM
Location:
Marres
Capucijnenstraat 98, Maastricht
Performance: Terms & Conditions van Ingrid Berger Myhre
31 October 2025
Spoken language is always accompanied by gestures. We emphasize our words or soften them, we extend their meaning or brush it off. The silent contract between language and movement is the subject of the engaging performance titled Terms & Conditions by Ingrid Berger Myhre.
Etymology is the part of linguistics that deals with where words come from. It looks at the connections between concepts and meanings, and how these have changed over time depending on context and use. Etymology can be seen as a kind of map of the movement and relationships of words, both formally and semantically. We use this as a framework to think about how language moves choreographically. Using game structures and choreographic assignments we will explore the literal and metaphorical, embodied cognition, associative trains of thought, related meaning, formal shifts and puns.
Behind the scenes with Leopold Emmen
7 & 14 November 2025
In November, Marres will host the recordings for The House where we used to live by filmmaker Nanouk Leopold and visual artist Daan Emmen (Leopold Emmen). Their installations explore the boundary between film and space: not a conventional screen, but an experience that physically surrounds you.
On Friday, 7 November, Nanouk Leopold and Daan Emmen will give you a sneak peek behind the scenes of their film project at Marres, just before filming kicks off the following week. Then, on Friday, 14 November, once the cameras have stopped rolling, you can explore the set yourself while they share the stories and insights from the shoot.
Leopold Emmen explore the different characteristics of a house and its inhabitants, and how external forces can put people’s lives under pressure. The film tells the story of two women living together in a house, until one day a large group of strangers enters and decides to live there as well. The work will be on view at Marres in 2027.
Date:
Friday evening 7 November 2025
Friday evening 14 November 2025
Time:
doors open 5:30PM
start 6PM
Marres closes at 8PM
Location:
Marres, Maastricht
Free admission, but capacity is limited. Email reserveringen@marres.org to reserve a spot.
Beginner’s Sashiko workshop by Textile Textiel
21 November 2025
This workshop is fully booked!
This workshop is a hands-on class where participants learn the traditional Japanese stitching technique called Sashiko, which means “little stabs” in Japanese. Historically used to mend, patch, or strengthen worn clothing—especially workwear. Over time, it evolved into a beautiful form of textile art known for its white geometric patterns stitched onto indigo fabric.
The workshop will be led by Becky Doonan, a freelance textile conservator and seamstress with a strong background in textile crafts and dressmaking. Her work covers a broad spectrum, from creating made-to-measure garments and conserving antique textiles, to teaching textile craft workshops and giving sewing lessons. She has a longstanding fascination with traditional textile craft techniques, which she explores through activities such as embroidery, weaving, and other handicrafts.
Bring your own jeans!
Date:
Friday evening, 21 November 2025
Time:
5—7:30PM
Location:
Marres, Maastricht
Pinch Pot Workshop by Farbod Ceramics
28 November 2025
This workshop is fully booked!
Create your own pinch pot during a workshop led by Farbod Nael.
Farbod Nael is a ceramic artist and designer based in Maastricht. Rooted in the slow, tactile rhythm of working with clay, Farbod combines ancient techniques with contemporary storytelling. Through hand-building, slip casting, and wheel-throwing, they explore themes of diaspora, identity, and collective memory—shaping vessels not just as functional objects, but as carriers of emotion, culture, and care.
Through their project Farbod Ceramics, they create small-batch collections and lead community-based workshops that center healing, heritage, and queer joy.
Your pot will need about 2.5 weeks to dry—pick it up before the holidays and gift someone a unique, handmade present!
Date:
Friday evening 28 November 2025
Time:
5—7:30PM
Location:
Marres, Maastricht
