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17-565: The Amsterdam zoo and ethnographic museum were founded in 1838 by the Royal Zoological Society 'Natura Artis Magistra' (NAM). The Society focused on science in general and on presentation of the Dutch colonial territories in particular. Therefore, not only live exotic animals collected, but also many other zoological material (skeletons and preparations), minerals and ethnographic objects. These collections were housed since 1851 in

34-481: A Natural History Museum , also called the "Great Museum". It soon grew out of the building and the collections of ethnographic objects were separated from the rest and housed in the nearby building of the 'Society Amicitiae', the 'Little Museum". Eventually, the growing ethnographic collection could no longer be housed at the Society Amicitiae building, and in 1888, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of

51-553: A visit to Artis. Eventually, the museum possessed not only pieces from the Dutch overseas territories, but also from China , Korea , Japan , Africa , and Oceania . While the 19th century Korean objects illustrated human cultural diversity, the gendered collection of jackets, belts, slippers, hats and women's underwear was considered incomplete by today's standards. Officially, the Ethnographic Museum Artis existed until 1910. Volharding became too small to house

68-744: Is on display in the aquarium building of the zoo. Artis contains 27 historically significant (listed) buildings, bridges, and ponds, most of which are still used as animal enclosures. The zoo is a member of the Dutch Zoo Federation (NVD), the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), Species360 , the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) and the Nederlandse Vereniging van Botanische Tuinen  [ nl ] (NVBT). The zoo

85-524: Is the teacher of art"), commonly known just as Artis ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑrtɪs] ), is a zoo and botanical garden in the centre of Amsterdam . It is the oldest zoo in the Netherlands and fifth oldest zoo in the world. In addition to the zoo, Artis also contains an aquarium , a planetarium , an arboretum , Micropia , and the Groote Museum . A part of the art collection

102-762: The Dutch colonies , missionaries, agents and travelers, but also by companies and scientific societies. Thus, it contained objects that were collected during early scientific expeditions in Dutch New Guinea such as the Etna expedition . There were artifacts made by indigenous populations as well as models of Dutch factories in Java . Material of the World Exhibition of 1883 , which was held in Amsterdam , led to

119-832: The Tropenmuseum. A significant number are permanently exhibited. A major donor was the linguist Herman Neubronner van der Tuuk . From 1887 to 1902, the collection was managed by curator Cornelis Marinus Pleyte , who wrote a guide. Though it was published by the Society Natura Artis Magistra, Pleyte and his father, the Egyptologist Willem Pleyte , went on to serve on the board of Brill Publishers . 52°21′57″N 4°55′07″E  /  52.365725°N 4.918519°E  / 52.365725; 4.918519 Zoological Museum Amsterdam The Zoological Museum Amsterdam ( ZMA )

136-893: The collection of the Zoological Museum was merged into that of Naturalis and the National Herbarium of the Netherlands in NCB Naturalis (Dutch Centre for Biodiversity), launched on 26 January 2010. To highlight the move, the Naturalis museum has an exhibition on "Naturalia, circus animals to scientific object", in which objects from the collection of the ZMA are displayed, between 14 October 2011 and 19 August 2012. Natura Artis Magistra 729,755 (2020) Natura Artis Magistra ( Latin for "Nature

153-608: The many thousands of objects and it became outdated. The entire collection was donated to the Vereeniging Koloniaal Institute, who had a Colonial Museum in Amsterdam near Artis. That Colonial Museum became Tropenmuseum . It took over the collection in 1926. Of the original over 11,000 objects from the Artis collection, a large number decayed, but what remained still represents one of the core collections of

170-463: The middle gate was open, so that people who walked through it, seeing that 'Artis' was written above it, believed that the zoo was just called Artis. Thanks to this, soon few people knew it by its full name: Natura Artis Magistra. The last quagga in captivity died at Artis on 12 August 1883, because all zebras were referred to as quagga, nobody realized this was the last quagga alive until years later. Artis includes 27 historic buildings. The aquarium

187-514: The museum function of the management and conservation of collections and exhibition, it was also a major scientific and (university) education function. At the Aquarium Building Artis Department organized exhibitions around the theme of human nature. The museum was divided into three sections – Vertebrates , Invertebrates and Entomology – and two departments, Exhibitions and Biodiversity Informatics. In 2011,

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204-587: The site before the zoo was established. Artis has a library on the history of zoology and botany. It houses the library of the zoo, as well as the libraries of the Zoological Museum Amsterdam and the Amsterdam Botanical Garden . It also hosts the archives of a number of zoologists and botanists, such as the archive of Hugo de Vries . It contains 20,000 books, 3000 manuscripts and 80,000 animal prints. The library

221-620: The zoo, the ethnographic museum was established in the Volharding ("perseverance") building. The zoo's ethnographic collection stemmed from the desire to understand creation. The Ethnographisch Museum Artis was the third ethnological museum in the Netherlands. Although it was smaller than the Rijksmuseum and the Wereldmuseum , it was not less important. The collection was gathered by individuals, including government officials from

238-517: Was a natural history museum located close to Oosterpark in Amsterdam , Netherlands . It was part of the Faculty of Science, Mathematics and Computer Science (Science) of the University of Amsterdam . It was one of the two major natural history museums in the Netherlands. The total collection included approximately 13 million objects and was used mainly for scientific purposes. In addition to

255-492: Was built in 1882 on land leased from the city on condition that only a museum ever be built on it. The Heimans-diorama (1926) is located in the back of the aquarium. The library dates back to 1867 and the building the 'Ledenlokalen' on the right side of the main entrance dates back to the 19th century as well. The wolf house (formerly an inn), and the Masman Garden House which now houses scarlet ibis were both on

272-406: Was founded in 1838 by three zoology enthusiasts, Gerard Westerman, J.W.H. Werlemann and J.J. Wijsmuller (also known as the three Ws). It was initially open only to members. Starting in 1851 it was opened to the public during the month of September. In 1920 it was opened year-round to the public, but September remains discount month. The core of the current zoo property, then the "Middenhof" estate,

289-527: Was purchased by the board of the zoological society "Natura Artis Magistra" late in 1838 in the Plantage , which was then a thinly populated area on the outskirts of Amsterdam. From the start it exhibited both live and mounted specimens. The zoo is commonly referred to as Artis, because the zoo has three gates with the words 'Natura', 'Artis', and 'Magistra' written above each of them, respectively, which combined formed its actual name. More often than not, only

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