News and stories
SCHUNCK Museum is looking for artists and designers
8 Jan 2026
With Passaasj Parkstad, SCHUNCK offers a platform to the rich and diverse creative power of the region. Submit...
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...
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...
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...
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...
New exhibitions in the Art Depot and Aad de Haas gallery
21 Oct 2025
Ahead of the opening of Rooted in Change, several presentations are already on view at SCHUNCK Museum. In the Aad de...
SCHUNCK’s Andy Warhol exhibition now on view in the US
13 Oct 2025
The successful exhibition Andy Warhol: Vanitas, which was on display earlier this year at SCHUNCK Museum in Heerlen,...
Rooted in Change: DSM art collection on public display in Heerlen for the first time
23 Sep 2025
In October 2025, the exhibition Rooted in Change: DSM art collection from boardroom to museum opens. For the first time...
New search feature in the library: get inspired by your favorite books!
16 Sep 2025
Not sure which book to read next, or looking for “a book like this one”? Or maybe you want more books with...
Looking back: A summer full of art and stories at SCHUNCK
15 Sep 2025
The past few months, the galleries of SCHUNCK have been filled with a variety of exhibitions and presentations. In On...