{"id":70758,"date":"2025-06-22T14:18:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T12:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/?p=70758"},"modified":"2026-01-22T07:38:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:38:48","slug":"discover-the-art-zoo-museum-taxidermy-at-its-finest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/cultuur\/ontdek-het-art-zoo-museum-taxidermie-op-zijn-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the Art Zoo Museum: taxidermy at its best"},"content":{"rendered":"

Located at Herengracht 368 in a beautiful 17th-century canal house, the Art Zoo Museum<\/strong> visitors for an unprecedented experience. This museum, which opened its doors on June 26, 2025, is a creation of the Free Academy of Arts & Culture, which has been working for more than 35 years to make art and culture accessible to a wide audience.<\/p>\n

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The Wunderkammer Concept<\/h2>\n

The museum offers an artistic interpretation of classical Wunderkammer<\/em>, or the \"wonder room. This concept goes beyond a traditional museum by embracing visitors with impressive taxidermy installations realized by the internationally renowned artist duo Darwin, Sinke & Van Tongeren. Here you can admire colorful birds, writhing snakes, imposing crocodiles and even a T-Rex.<\/p>\n

A Theatrical Experience<\/h2>\n

The artistic arrangement adds an almost theatrical dimension to the experience. Visitors can marvel at giant aviaries that present the various animal species in a dynamic environment. This makes the museum a unique destination for art lovers and nature lovers alike.<\/p>\n

\"The Art Zoo Museum is more than an exhibition; it is an experience that blurs the lines between art and nature.\"<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Located at 368 Herengracht in a beautiful 17th-century canal house, the Art Zoo Museum invites visitors to an unprecedented experience. This museum, which opened its doors on June 26, 2025, is a creation of the Free Academy of Art & Culture, which for more than 35 years has been committed to making art and culture accessible ... <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[10924],"district":[9],"class_list":["post-70758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cultuur","tag-musea-amsterdam","district-amsterdam-centrum"],"acf":{"slider":[71232,70783,70784],"fotograaf":"","editor":"","video":"","google_360":"","instagram_code":"","subregel":"Waar Kunst en Natuur Samenkomen","new_in_town":true,"featured_item":false,"beste_van_amsterdam":false,"homepage_carousel":false,"cord_A":"","cord_B":"","introductie_tekst":"Het Art Zoo Museum in Amsterdam biedt een unieke en meeslepende ervaring die kunst en natuur op een ongewone manier samenbrengt.","rubriek":"Locatie","locatie_event":null,"naam_locatie":"Art Zoo Museum","adres":"Herengracht 368","stad":"Amsterdam","website":"https:\/\/www.artzoo.com\/","telefoon_nummer":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70758"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72170,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70758\/revisions\/72170"}],"acf:attachment":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70784"},{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70783"},{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70758"},{"taxonomy":"district","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/district?post=70758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}