Dark Side of the Moon: Groninger Museum purchases unique stained glass window of iconic Hipgnosis album cover

The museum was presented with the window, of which there are only two in the world, by Hipgnosis founder Aubrey Powell. The impressive decorative glass was obtained with the support of the Groninger Museum Salon and can be admired permanently.

The exhibition was held at the beginning of 2023 The Art of Hipgnosis: Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel & 10cc to see. It was the world’s first major retrospective of the London design studio Hipgnosis. From the 1970s onwards, millions of teenage rooms were filled with Hipgnosis-designed album covers of major international artists. One of the most famous covers is that of the LP The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd. This album celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2023.

In 2003, to celebrate Hipgnosis’s thirtieth anniversary, two stained glass windows were made with the motif of the Dark Side of the Moon -prism. Photos of these windows became part of the ‘anniversary box set’.

Aubrey Powell, co-founder of Hipgnosis, offered one of the windows exclusively for sale to the Groninger Museum. The window was obtained partly thanks to the Groninger Museum Salon. The age-old craft of stained glass often decorates sacred buildings. This modern version will adorn the museum as a temple of art. The window is permanently visible to the public.