Buy an entry ticket to the Kattenkabinet in Amsterdam and visit one of the most unusual museums in the city. Admire the huge collection of cat art that includes posters, sculptures, and paintings. See works by Picasso and Rembrandt. Learn about the fascinating history of this collection.
Walk into the Kattenkabinet in Amsterdam and enter a cat lover’s paradise. Begin by learning about how museum owner and cat lover Bob Meijer first established the collection. Read all about the cat that first inspired the collection, and the interesting storey of how the museum was born.
Stroll around the museum and take in works covering different genres and styles, and spanning several centuries. Check out cat-inspired paintings, drawings, sculptures, and more. See works by Rembrandt, Picasso, and Toulouse-Lautrec, as well as plenty of more light-hearted pieces by unknown artists.
Learn about the interesting building – located on the Herengracht canal – in which the collection is housed. Marvel at the 17th-century ceiling painting in one of the rooms, which emerged after renovation in the 80s. The painting is from the school of De Lairesse and shows the Amsterdam City Virgin.