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1 anteaters in Holland snuffling for
Scheepvaartmuseum
prey. There are plenty of places
MAP G3 • Katten burgerplein 1 where you can shelter from the rain,
• 020 523 2222 • Open 9am–5pm including the Planetarium, Geological
daily • Closed 1 Jan, 27 Apr, and Zoological museums, and the
25 Dec • Admission charge Aquarium, with more than 2,000 fish.
• www.scheepvaart museum.nl
Tropenmuseum
For anyone who loves ships, the 3
maritime museum is worth a visit. MAP G5 • Linnaeusstraat 2
Where sails, ropes and guns were • Tram 7, 9, 10, 14; bus 22 • 088 004
once stored is now an Aladdin’s 2800 • Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sun
Cave of nautical treasures (see p53 • Closed 1 Jan, 27 April, 25 Dec
and p61). All ages are catered for, • Admission charge
with virtual adventures at sea and • www.tropenmuseum.nl/en
interactive shows for kids and adults Originally built in 1864 to celebrate
alike. The restaurant and courtyard Dutch colonialism, Tropenmuseum
are open to everyone, not just those houses unusual objects from around
visiting the museum. the world. Set in one of the city’s
finest historic buildings, the museum
mixes ethnography with popular
and contemporary art. The separate
Tropen museum Junior is strictly for
6–13 year olds (no adults unless
accompanied by a child).
De Appel
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MAP R3 • Prins Hendrikkade
142 • 020 625 5651 • Open 11am–
6pm Tue–Sun • Admission charge
• www.deappel.nl
Housed in modest, 19th-century
premises near Centraal Station, this
contemporary art gallery offers an
ambitious programme of temporary
exhibitions in a variety of media –
from film and installations to
Het Scheepvaartmuseum sculpture and paintings. Founded in
1975 as a research centre and
Artis Royal Zoo
2 exhibition space for the visual arts,
De Appel also has a substantial
MAP G4 • Plantage Kerklaan
38–40 • Tram 9, 14 • 0900 278 4796 reference library. There is a small
• Open Mar–Oct: 9am–6pm daily (till specialist shop and a café here too.
sunset Jun–Aug); Nov–Feb: 9am–5pm
daily • Guided tours 11am Sat and Sun
• Admission charge, under 2s free
• www.artis.nl
If you want to give human culture a
break, this award-winning zoo dates
from the 19th century and is the
oldest in the Netherlands. About 900
species are kept in reasonably
naturalistic surround ings, including
an African landscape. Watch the
Japanese monkeys grooming one
another, the reptiles slithering in
their steamy jungle or the only giant Tropenmuseum

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