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Final weeks of Rooted in Change
12 Feb 2026
The exhibition Rooted in Change is on view at SCHUNCK Museum in Heerlen until 1 March. This is your last chance to...
Closed for Carnival
9 Feb 2026
SCHUNCK is closed during Carnival, but there’s still plenty to discover online.
Art piece of the month: February
2 Feb 2026
Every month, we select a work from the (DSM) collection that inspires us, intrigues us, or engages us in a particular...
Announcement of the selection committee – Passaasj Parkstad 2026
1 Feb 2026
Artists and designers can submit their work on the theme of “home” for the new Passaasj Parkstad exhibition...
Driver’s Seat leads tours during the Vista KTM evening
26 Jan 2026
Be guided by young art viewers who choose their own route. During ECHØ, the young people of Driver’s Seat...
Registration open: SCHUNCK Museum is looking for artists
20 Jan 2026
Your artwork or design in the museum?In 2026, SCHUNCK Museum (formerly Stadsgalerij) celebrates forty years since it...
Art piece of the month: January
5 Jan 2026
Each month we select a work from the (DSM) collection that inspires us, intrigues us, or resonates in some other way....
Jonathan Widdershoven on Coal traces: seeing, listening, and connecting
24 Dec 2025
For Coal traces: Clouds over Sawahlunto, part of Rooted in Change, photographer Jonathan Widdershoven traveled...
The story behind Coal Traces
23 Dec 2025
Want to learn more about the personal and historical layers behind Coal traces: Clouds over Sawahlunto? Read the...
Museum Minute: Rooted in Change
16 Dec 2025
MuseumTV visited SCHUNCK to capture Rooted in Change: DSM art collection from meeting room to museum. In a brief Museum...
New architecture presentation: Modernism in Motion
16 Dec 2025
From 16 November 2025, the new semi-permanent presentation Modernism in Motion – From Glaspaleis to Parkstad can...
Shilo Lousberg on Rooted in Change: “Art helps me feel freer”
15 Dec 2025
For the Rooted in Change magazine, SCHUNCK spoke with Shilo Lousberg, also known as drag performer Miss Electra Shock....
New bagel boss in the Glaspaleis
4 Dec 2025
When you step into the Glaspaleis, Bagels & Beans feels almost like a natural part of SCHUNCK. Coming from the...
Mining heritage that connects generations
27 Nov 2025
A forgotten box of family papers leads Jop Vermeesch to a hidden mining past stretching from Heerlen to Sawahlunto in...
These are the winners of EAP35
18 Nov 2025
On Saturday, 15 November, the winners of the 35th edition of the Euregional Architecture Prize (EAP) were announced in...
The ideal route through Rooted in Change
13 Nov 2025
Rooted in Change is on view until 1 March 2026 at three locations in the centre of Heerlen: SCHUNCK Museum, Heerlen...
35EAP Workshop: Roots and Roofs
6 Nov 2025
In the run-up to the 35th edition of the Euregional Architecture Prize (EAP), the second EAP workshop took place this...
35 Years of the Euregio Architecture Prize
4 Nov 2025
The Euregio Architecture Prize (EAP) has been bringing together young designers from the Netherlands, Belgium, and...
Reading recommendations for the exhibition: Rooted in Change
4 Nov 2025
Discover the DSM art collection at SCHUNCK and be inspired by ten books (in Dutch) that, like the artworks, tell...
Museum Month at SCHUNCK: free guest for VIP CARD holders
30 Oct 2025
November is Museum Month! Are you a VriendenLoterij member with a VIP card? Then in November, you can bring a guest to...
Rooted in Change now also on view at the Dutch Mining Museum
28 Oct 2025
Since this week, Rooted in Change is on view not only at SCHUNCK Museum and Raadhuis Heerlen, but also at the Dutch...
Rooted in Change: DSM art collection now on view in Heerlen
28 Oct 2025
After a festive opening, the exhibition Rooted in Change is now on view to the public at SCHUNCK Museum, the Dutch...
New series Unforgettable Experiences with Art is about to begin
27 Oct 2025
In November, SCHUNCK and Sevagram Verwenzorg will once again launch the special art project Unforgettable Experiences...
Artist Maarten Bel returns to the store window at SCHUNCK
23 Oct 2025
From 26 October, artist Maarten Bel returns to SCHUNCK with a new, humorous installation in the Glaspaleis store...
Rooted in Change – the stories behind the collection
23 Oct 2025
What does the DSM art collection look like through the eyes of people from the former mining region? And what stories...