A powerful and surprising opening performance by artist Tanja Ritterbex at the museum’s main entrance, starting at 8:00 pm.
During Bonnefanten Free Fridays (#BFF), you can enjoy a free programme at the museum. For you, by you, and with you.
PRACTICAL INFOBonnefanten Free Friday: 27 February 2026
We're back!
On Friday evening, 27 February 2026, Bonnefanten kicks off the year with a brand-new Bonnefanten Free Friday.
From 8:00 to 11:00 pm, you’re welcome to join us for a vibrant evening of performances, workshops and surprising activities. Free entry for everyone.
Curious about what’s on? Discover the full programme below:
Opening performance: Tanja Ritterbex
Performance: Kaat Van Stralen
Vrouwenrechtswinkel
Theatrical vibrator race
Workshop: balaclavas and protest banner
‘Maandochter' by 't Magisch Theatertje
Workshop: claying female bodies
Live elevator music by YOUNG OFFICE
Feminist speed tours
Studio Europa (Maastricht University)
Stichting Restauratieatelier Limburg (SRAL)
On this festive evening, the opening of the exhibition Bitches Brew takes centre stage, bringing together the worlds of Keetje Mans, Tanja Ritterbex and Aline Thomassen. Three artists who use figurative painting to let emotion, imagination and reality collide. The programme closely connects to the exhibition and invites you not just to observe, but to take part in the evening.
Come discover, experience and celebrate.
During Bonnefanten Free Friday, all current exhibitions are free to visit.
Save the dates below and mark your calendar.
Sunday, 28 June
Saturday, 10 October - KIDS edition
More editions will follow.
What are the Bonnefanten Free Fridays?
A free evening at the museum. With and for you.
Museums are the treasures of society in which past and present come together. They are the memory of the city, region and country and offer new windows to the world or enlarge the existing perspectives. Especially in this time, where everything revolves around experiencing and experiencing yourself, museums are perhaps more important than ever. They are places for reflection, wonder and astonishment, all emotions that give museums an intrinsic value. This must of course be accessible to everyone. With #BFF we hope to give more people that accessibility.
During Bonnefanten Free Fridays (#BFF), we open the doors for a free evening in the museum. Each edition, we invite a surprising association, club, foundation or sub-culture to organise a unique programme together. As a starting point for the programme, we take the collections of ancient and contemporary art or the temporary exhibitions currently on show in the museum. The programming consists of various activities, which challenge the visitor to change from spectator to participant or even co-creator.
Made possible by Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap, Provincie Limburg and Gemeente Maastricht.