Within the historic walls of the renewed ARTIS-Groote Museum, you'll go on a personal journey past all kinds of interactive installations. Ask big questions and discover similarities with plants, microbes and other animals. This museum in Amsterdam will challenge your world view. Where do we come from? Where do we go? And what role do we play in the bigger picture?

Do you know that your intestines do the same thing as tree roots? And that a baby crawls the same way that a crocodile moves? Maybe we have more in common than you think!

Visit ARTIS-Groote Museum, open your eyes and see how all life is intertwined.

Discover one of the oldest museum rooms in Amsterdam
Participate in short meet-ups (workshops) ranging from a game to a lecture or an experiment
Challenge a chimpanzee in a game of memory
Compare your own spine with a flamingo or a sea anemone
Engage in conversations with fellow visitors and be surprised by new ideas.

Important to know

Know in advance:

The museum is open every day (10:00 am - 5:00 pm). The opening time is extended until 10 pm on Thursdays
Tram 14 stops at the ARTIS, close to the main entrance. Tram 7 and 19 stop at Alexanderplein, a ten-minute walk from the main entrance. The nearest metro station is Waterlooplein, it is a ten-minute walk to the ARTIS-Groote Museum