With the university and colleges located in the district - including FASOS and the Maastricht Institute of Arts - Statenkwartier exudes a lively, intellectual energy. In several squares, you can see photo installations about World War II, while students with coffee on the street party with locals.
The district is home to an impressive heritage: former monasteries have been transformed into university buildings or even the luxurious Kruisherenhotel in the Kruisheren monastery. The magnificent Sint-Lambertuskerk, aka “Maastricht Sacré-Cœur”, stands stately at the edge of the neighbourhood. Also Huis Soiron, a late-18th-century palace with stucco work, is now occupied by Maastricht University.
For art lovers, there is Marres - House for Contemporary Culture, a hop spot for exhibitions, performances and lectures. In addition, the neighbourhood houses film house Lumière, the Lösstheater, Intro in Situ, Kumulus and in the former fire station you will find a breeding place for artists.
Along Boschstraat, Grote Gracht and Brusselsestraat, you will find cosy specialist shops, artisan shops and cool lunch spots. Favourites include Bakkerij Mathieu Hermans, loved for its Limburg flans, and intimate spots like Le Bon vivant or De Brandweerkantine.
The Staten Quarter is a district with a unique balance: historic and modern, intellectual and popular, cultural and Burgundian. It is the place where Maastricht is reinventing itself, with respect for the past and a lively view of the future.
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