• In addition, Artis has a planetarium, a geological museum and a zoological museum. Artis was founded in 1836, is the oldest zoo in the Netherlands.
  • Cross the iconic Magere Brug (skinny bridge), a wooden drawbridge over the River Amstel, and arrive at the famed Artis Zoo leading into the Maritime Quarter.
  • Explore some of Amsterdam’s Fascinating natural exhibitions in the artis royal zoo and micropia Museum Amsterdam!
  • Microbes body scan at Amsterdam Artis Zoo Discover your own microbes with the body scan. Photo Micropia, Maarten van der Wal.
  • STRATEGY Everybody in Holland knows that Artis is a zoo. But what many don't know, is that Artis is much more than just a zoo.
  • Explore one of the oldest zoos in the world with ARTIS Amsterdam zoo tickets. See hundreds of different species including lions, zebras, and giraffes.
  • Artis is the Amsterdam zoo and located on the East side of the Amsterdam City Center. The entrance of Artis with the huge golden eagles at the gate is magical...
  • Ronald van Weeren/ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo. Founded in 1838, Amsterdam’s zoo, just east of the Canal Ring, is one of the oldest in Europe, with a parklike...
  • Initially Artis wasn’t really a zoo; it included a museum, an orangery and a garden which housed a few monkeys, parrots and a Surinam wildcat.