Become a Friend of ARTIS
Why become a Friend? .
Support is essential for creating a stronger bond between people, animals and nature. As a Friend, you can contribute an amount starting from €5 per month to education, nature conservation and the creation of unique nature experiences.
Exclusive Benefits .
As a Friend of ARTIS, you will receive more than just gratitude; you will be able to enjoy a number of exclusive benefits, including:
- Exclusive events: You will be invited to the annual Friends Meeting and exclusive Friends’ Lectures, with presentations by experts such as the ARTIS Professor or the veterinarian.
- Newsletter: The digital Friends Newsletter will keep you informed about the renovations and innovations that you help to make possible.
- ARTIS Magazine: Twice per year, you can enjoy all the news, stories and photos in the ARTIS Magazine.
If you are interested in the possibilities, or are already a Friend and have a question, please feel free to send an e-mail to vriend@artis.nl.
Why do you support ARTIS?
Lousje was born and raised in Amsterdam and has been visiting ARTIS for more than seventy years. She is also a long-standing Friend, and says, ‘I support ARTIS, because ARTIS is a cultural and historical heritage monument that invites the utmost respect.Whenever I walk around here, I really feel the deep history of this place. You can only regard it with appreciation, and love it with all your heart and soul.’
Always evolving
ARTIS is continually innovating and renovating as a means of more effectively connecting people with nature. Thanks to the support of the ARTIS Friends, recent renovations have included the elephant enclosure, the Kerbert Terrace, and the Small Mammal House. Thanks to your support, ARTIS will be able to continue focusing on and prioritising nature.
If you are interested in other ways of supporting ARTIS, you might like to consider making donations with tax benefits. If you make recurring donations over a period of five years or more, you can even do so completely tax-free.