Art galleries in Assen
Assen, Drenthe has 1 art galleries on the map. Just the one mapped gallery in Assen so far — check its exhibition schedule, since the show changes everything. Many are free to enter, so the only cost of a gallery afternoon is your time.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Assen (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. The one to know is Galerie Huis ter Heide. If a gallery's missing from Assen's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Assen gallery lineup
1 in Assen, plus 13 more around Assen below:
Galerie Huis ter Heide
Art gallery5.5 km from Assen
Galerie Huis ter Heide — Art gallery, found on 10 Norgervaart in Huis ter Heide. Also worth knowing about Galerie Huis ter Heide: it has a website with more detail.
10 Norgervaart, Huis ter Heide, 9336TE
What the map tells us about art galleries in Assen
None of the 1 has opening hours in the map data, so treat this as a browse-and-discover trip. Smaller galleries can keep irregular hours, so check the website before a special trip.
The one mapped art gallery sits on 10 Norgervaart — worth combining with whatever else brings you to that side of town.
Gallery tips for Assen
Gallery-going in Assen? A few habits help:
- The bookshop corner is curated at Galerie Huis ter Heide. Gallery bookshops stock the art books the big stores don't. Worth ten minutes on the way out.
- Photography rules vary. Some galleries welcome photos, others forbid them. Look for the sign at the door rather than guessing.
- Small galleries take risks. Artist-run spaces show the work the big institutions won't. Some of it's baffling; some of it's the future.
- Don't rush the video work. Video installations need their full runtime. Sit down, give it the minutes it asks for.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Assen — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Assen can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 1 that's closed, or a great art gallery we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 1 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Worth the trip: more art galleries around Assen
13 more within about 25 km of Assen, nearest first:
Art & Galerie Glasuniek
Art gallery10.2 km from AssenRun by Linda van Huffelen
Run by Linda van Huffelen, Art & Galerie Glasuniek is Art gallery, found on 3 Asserstraat in Norg. Also worth knowing about Art & Galerie Glasuniek: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
3 Asserstraat, Norg, 9331JA
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-17:00
Kunsterf Norg
Art gallery10.4 km from AssenRun by Stichting Kunsterf Norg (KeN)
Run by Stichting Kunsterf Norg (KeN), Kunsterf Norg is Art gallery, found on 1 Brinkstraat in Norg. Also worth knowing about Kunsterf Norg: it has a website with more detail.
1 Brinkstraat, Norg, 9331JE
Toyisme Studio
Art gallery12.6 km from Assen
Toyisme Studio is Art gallery on 20 E, Zuidlaren.
20 E, Zuidlaren, 9471KA
Stichting Nobilis
Art gallery15.0 km from Assen
Stichting Nobilis — Art gallery, found on 26B Zuideinde in Fochteloo. Also worth knowing about Stichting Nobilis: the map lists its hours as Th-Su 13:30-16:30; it has a website with more detail.
26B Zuideinde, Fochteloo, 8428HE
Hours: Th-Su 13:30-16:30
Kunstencentrum k38
Art gallery18.3 km from AssenRun by stichting galerie
Kunstencentrum k38 is Art gallery run by stichting galerie on 38 Kanaalstraat, Roden. Kunstencentrum k38 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Su 13:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
38 Kanaalstraat, Roden, 9301LT
Hours: We-Su 13:00-17:00
NieuwhofArt
Art gallery19.1 km from Assen
NieuwhofArt is Art gallery on 6A Zudden, Roden. NieuwhofArt also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
6A Zudden, Roden, 9301ZM
Phone: +31 50 364 4332
Erik Zwezerijnen
Art gallery24.4 km from Assen
Erik Zwezerijnen — Art gallery, found on 65 Folkingestraat in Groningen. Also worth knowing about Erik Zwezerijnen: it has a website with more detail.
65 Folkingestraat, Groningen, 9711JV
Forma Aktua
Art gallery24.5 km from Assen
Forma Aktua is Art gallery on 10 Nieuwstad, Groningen. Forma Aktua also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
10 Nieuwstad, Groningen, 9711JP
Galerie Noord
Art gallery24.5 km from Assen
Galerie Noord — Art gallery, found on 6 Nieuwstad in Groningen. Also worth knowing about Galerie Noord: it has a website with more detail.
6 Nieuwstad, Groningen, 9711JP
Richard ter Borg
Art gallery24.5 km from Assen
Richard ter Borg is Art gallery on 33 Folkingestraat, Groningen. Richard ter Borg also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
33 Folkingestraat, Groningen, 9711JT
Sign
Art gallery24.6 km from Assen
Sign is Art gallery on 10 Winschoterkade, Groningen.
10 Winschoterkade, Groningen, 9711EA
Galerie David Christiaan
Art gallery24.8 km from Assen
Galerie David Christiaan — Art gallery.
Fotogalerie Lichtzone
Art gallery24.9 km from Assen
Fotogalerie Lichtzone is Art gallery on 36 Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat, Groningen. Fotogalerie Lichtzone also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Su 12:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
36 Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat, Groningen, 9712EK
Hours: We-Su 12:00-17:00
Art gallery listings for Assen: 1 in Assen and 13 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.