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Lumière, in collaboration with Artichoque Art Gallery, offers a platform to local talent. Currently on display is Somewhere In Between by Maastricht-based artist Shirin Hejazi.

Yes, you’re in the right place: this is the website for Lumière Maastricht. Our website has had a fresh lick of paint. From now on, you can view films & buy tickets much easier.

In collaboration with the Limburg Film Fonds, Lumière Maastricht is bringing three brand-new Ultrakort productions to the public. The two-minute short films will screen as supporting features before a selection of three films and give cinema audiences a compact yet powerful glimpse into contemporary Limburg stories, creators and themes.

More and more people are finding their way to Lumière Maastricht. The arthouse cinema, located in the Sphinx Quarter since 2016, welcomed no fewer than 176,000 visitors in 2025 – the highest number ever. This means that the previous record from 2024, when 173,000 visits were recorded, has been broken once again.

Today, on Volunteers’ Day, we’re putting one of our most dedicated team members in the spotlight.

How can we ensure that Limburg’s culture continues to flourish in the future? On Tuesday evening, the launch of My Cultural Legacy took place at the Maaspoort. This special initiative, created by 25 cultural institutions in Limburg, informs residents about the possibilities of supporting culture through donations and legacies.

After standing for 24 years in the Geusselt pond, the Dragonfly Mating Wheel by artist Désirée Tonnaer has found a new home this week on the roof of our office at Lumière.

The sixth edition of the Lumière Open Air Film Festival was a huge success. Over twelve summer evenings, more than 5,000 visitors gathered on Richie Backfire Square to enjoy a wide-ranging film programme – making this the most successful, and sunniest, edition yet.

Yesterday, our director Aerd de Boode signed the Green Cinemas 2025 covenant on behalf of Lumière Maastricht. With this, we’re embarking—alongside colleagues from across the country—on a multi-year journey to make cinemas more sustainable.