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The city of Groningen has apologized for the role that their municipal government played in the Dutch connection to the salve trade in the past. The apology was presented at city hall to descendants of enslaved people. The University of Groningen and the Groninger Museum conducted research into the municipal government's role in slavery. The findings were presented in February of this year.
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The giant statue of a urinating polar bear was placed in Groningen on Friday. "Pissende IJsbeer," the startling statue made by artist Florentijn Hofman, has been seen peeing in a canal in Amersfoort since last summer. It will now temporarily empty his bladder in a canal opposite the train station in Groningen, which is also near the Groninger Museum. The peeing bear is made as a warning against climate change. The ice in his area had melted, resulting in his visit to the city.
The Franz Hals painting is believed to have been stolen by the same crew who in 2020 stole a Van Gogh from the Singer Laren Museum