Summer at ARTIS

From breakfast in the zoo to the special atmosphere of the Summer Nights, there is something new to discover every hour. Wander through the zoo, marvel at the invisible world in ARTIS-Micropia, and search for your place in the bigger picture in the ARTIS-Groote Museum. Experience summer in ARTIS, from sunrise to sunset.

Summer at ARTIS

From breakfast in the zoo to the special atmosphere of the Summer Nights, there is something new to discover every hour. Wander through the zoo, marvel at the invisible world in ARTIS-Micropia, and search for your place in the bigger picture in the ARTIS-Groote Museum. Experience summer in ARTIS, from sunrise to sunset.

Summer at ARTIS Zoo

Walk through the zoo with scavenger hunt and enjoy shows at the Planetarium. Stay longer during the Summer Nights and experience ARTIS at dusk. There is something special to do every day!

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Summer Nights

Every Saturday night in July and August, ARTIS Zoo stays open until the sun goes down.

Summer Scavenger Hunt

See ARTIS through different eyes! With the Summer Scavenger Hunt, discover which professions are all over ARTIS Zoo.

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Planetarium shows

Visitors in ARTIS-Planetarium

Enjoy shows at the planetarium and learn more about the universe and our place in it.

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Summer at ARTIS-Micropia

Visit the MAGNIFIED exhibition, go on a Micro Mission, listen to the stories of the lab technicians and discover much more about invisible life!

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Exhibition: MAGNIFIED

Step into the world of lenses and light and see how the invisible becomes visible.

Micro Mission: the world through the microscope

Go on Micro Mission, scavenge through the museum and solve the puzzle.

The lab talks

Ask your questions to the lab technicians during The lab talks.

Collect all microbe stamps

Grab a stamp card at the ticket desk and collect all 30 microbe stamps in the museum.

Summer at ARTIS-Groote Museum

Be surprised by the food of the future, puzzle along for a liveable earth and challenge your family at the 100% Connected Family Game.

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Taste the food of the future

In an interactive taste lesson, you will be taken through stories, senses and unexpected combinations.

100% Connected

Commit 100% and find out how you are connected to the world around you.

Puzzle the Earth

Put the biodiversity puzzle together and think about your responsibility for this planet.

Exhibition: Unearthed

This exhibition gets to the bottom of things by thoroughly examining our relationship with soil.