The museum is full of birds, fish, reptiles, mammals, shells, and insects. All types of fossils found in the Netherlands can be seen in the special exhibition ‘Picked up Dredged Hammered’. There is also a fine cabinet of curiosities and an interactive exhibition that displays how animals and plants adapt in our cities creating a fascinating urban ecology. There is always something new to see in our programme of temporary exhibitions.

We are open and happy to see you again. In addition to being dead serious, a visit to our museum is also safe despite the coronavirus. We have taken special measures to ensure your safety. Read here what we are doing and expecting you to do, for a safe visit.

Our collection is much larger than we can display in the museum. We keep nearly 400,000 preserved animals and plants behind the scenes in the collection storage. This rich resource for research, education and exhibitions is largely searchable online.