Groninger Museum purchases unique stained glass window from Hipgnosis

At the beginning of 2023, the exhibition The Art of Hipgnosis: Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel & 10cc was on display in the Groninger Museum. 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 Pink Floyd’s LP The Dark Side of the Moon. This album celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2023.

In 2003, for the 30th anniversary, two stained glass windows were made by Hipgnosis 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.