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The University Museum is a museum in the center of the Dutch city of Groningen. It houses the collection of the University of Groningen, which partly consists of the collections of three former museums in the city. There are often exhibitions being held.

History
The University Museum was founded in 1932 by the then-rector, professor Anton Gerard Roos. The collection was formed by donations of professors and alumni. Between 1934 and the temporary closing of the museum in 1944 due to the Second World War, the museum was housed in the historical guardhouse at the end of the Oude Boteringestraat. The museum was reopened in 1949 in the attic of the Academy Building of the university. The museum moved again in 1987, now to the former University Library building in the Zwanestraat. In 2004, the entrance was moved to the Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat. The new entryway was designed by the architectural firm SKETS, who won the assignment in an architectural competition. Part of this entryway is the artwork The Catwalk, which guides visitors to the entrance of the museum.

Medical Sciences
This collection is focused on anatomy, pathology and medical instruments. It consists of documents as well as various objects and instruments.

The medical and pathological objects were originally grouped in the Anatomical Museum (ca. 1820-2003), which used to be located in the Broerkerk. The museum was closed in 2003 and the collection became a part of the University Museum.

Collections of note that used to belong to the Anatomical Museum are the private collections of Petrus Camper and Pieter de Riemer. More items were added when collections of the Groningen University Hospital were added in 2004 (since 2005 known as the UMCG).

Aletta Jacobs
One room of the museum is completely dedicated to the Dutch feminist dr. Aletta Jacobs, mostly due to her innovative work as a doctor. Many of Aletta's personal items can be found in the room.