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Art Fair Art Noord VIII

Entire museum, October 1–4, 2026

Museum Belvédère, in collaboration with 17 participating galleries and art dealers, presents the eighth edition of Art Noord, the smallest yet finest major art fair in the Netherlands.

The annual Art Noord art fair aims to provide an accessible platform where gallery owners, artists, collectors, art enthusiasts and many others can come together in a relaxed museum setting to discover, admire and purchase art.

Art fair Art Noord VIII

October 1-4, 2026

The eighth edition of the only museum art fair in the Netherlands! Art Noord is an accessible art fair with 16 participating galleries and art dealers where modern and contemporary art from the north and other parts of the Netherlands is shown and offered for sale in a museum atmosphere. Afslag BLV, the branch of Museum Belvédère, once again shows a selection of works by young artists.

Four-day art fair in Museum Belvédère,
Thursday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Entrance:
Adult: €20.00
Entrance with Museum Card €5.00
Rembrandt card/ICOM: €5.00
CJP/students/up to 18 years: €10.00
Up to 17 years old: free
Friends Museum Belvédère: free

All entrance tickets are valid for all four days of the fair!

Art Noord 
offers a platform for art from the north.

Art Noord
is organized with Frisian, Groningen and Drenthe galleries in both museum wings, but also has participants from other parts of the country.

The permanent collection will then temporarily not be on display!

Art Noord
draws full attention to the northern quality offering, ranging from regional, national to international, from painting to photography.

Art Noord
wants to stimulate interest in art and entice people to meet, look and buy.

Want to buy tickets for Art Noord? Choose September in the online calendar and select your desired date: Tickets

Participants:

The following galleries and art dealers are participating in the eighth edition of Art Noord:

Galerie Autrevue, Heerenveen
Galerie Getekend, Heerenveen
Afslag BLV, Heerenveen
Kunstlokaal Nº8, Jubbega
Kunsthandel De Vries, Leeuwarden
Galerie De Roos van Tudor, Leeuwarden
Galerie De Vis, Harlingen

Galerie LYTS, Woudsend
Galerie Kunsthandel Richard ter Borg, Groningen
Kunsthandel Peter ter Braak, Groningen
Klinkhamer Keramiek, Groningen
OFF HOOK, Groningen
Collectie Harms Rolde, Nooitgedacht
Monasch Fine Art, Amsterdam
RUEB Modern and Contemporary Art, Amsterdam
BLEND Projects, Haarlem
Frank Welkenhuysen Galerie & Kunsthandel, Zeist | Eindhoven

Museum Café

Of course, during the art fair you are welcome to visit our Museum Café for coffee and cake, as well as a variety of lunch options.

Live Music: Saint Germain dès Pres

Friday, Saturday and Sunday
during the art fair

From Friday afternoon, October 2, through Sunday, October 4, this lively band will perform at the Museum Café of Museum Belvédère, playing hits from their repertoire, ranging from Gypsy Jazz and Bossa Nova to jazz standards and Bohemian music.

Saint Germain dès Pres consists of:

Pieter Knorr – violin
Adriaan van Rumpt – rhythm guitar
Christian Kloosterman – double bass

Live Painting Sessions with Gosse Koopmans

On all days of the art fair

Gosse Koopmans paints what catches his eye and moves him in his immediate surroundings. Landscapes, interiors, people on a terrace or at the beach, and portraits: the everyday world is always the starting point for his work. Light, atmosphere and the presence of people play an important role. Koopmans likes to work directly from observation. Outdoors, he paints en plein air, while indoors he is equally inspired by what is happening before him. With a loose yet assured brushstroke, he does not seek an exact representation, but rather the character and essence of what he sees. The result is work that is lively, direct and personal.

During Art Noord, Koopmans will be painting live, allowing visitors to observe his creative process up close. You will see not only the finished work, but also the looking, choosing and responding that go into its creation.

His work can be seen, among other places, at Galerie Koopmans in Earnewâld and at his own studio and gallery, Nou Nog Mooier, in Warfhuizen.

The Art Noord VIII programme of accompanying events is free of charge with a valid admission ticket.