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What is ARTIS-Micropia?

ARTIS-Micropia is the world's first museum about microbes. In this interactive science museum, you will be able to see something you can see almost nowhere else: microbes.

There are over 40 species of living microbes for you to examine under the microscopes at Micropia. The lab technicians care for these microbes in a real laboratory in the museum.

An interactive science museum

How many microbes do you exchange during a kiss? And how many live in your navel? Micropia helps you discover the answers with interactive exhibits like the Kiss-o-meter and the Bodyscan. Have you tried them yet?

What are microbes?

You can't see them, but they're here. They're on you. In you. And you alone have more than a hundred thousand billion of them. After visiting Micropia, you will have a whole new perspective on yourself and the world.

explore the microworld

Why ARTIS?

Together, ARTIS-Micropia, ARTIS-Groote Museum, and ARTIS Zoo form ARTIS—an extraordinary place to experience nature in a unique way. Meet the animals and plants we share our planet with at ARTIS Zoo, explore the connection between humans and nature in ARTIS-Groote Museum, and discover the tiniest living creatures at ARTIS-Micropia. ARTIS has something for everyone who wants to explore, learn about, or care for nature.