Micropia
The world's only museum of microbes: see bacteria and viruses live under the microscope.
- Type
- Museum
- Area
- Plantage & East
- Opening hours
- Daily 10:00–17:00; timed ticket required
- Price
- undefined
- Time needed
- 75 min
- Official website
- artis.nl/en/micropia
Getting there from Dam Square
🚇 12 min by tram (line 14: Dam → Plantage Kerklaan (Artis)) · 2.3 km · 28 min walk
Where to eat nearby
- Café-Restaurant De Plantage (Modern European · €€ · Plantage & East) · 🚶 5 min walk
- De Deli Plantagebuurt (Dutch · €€ · Plantage & East) · 🚶 5 min walk
- Café Eik en Linde (Brown café · €€ · Plantage & East) · 🚶 6 min walk
- Frank's Smoke House (Dutch · €€ · Plantage & East) · 🚶 9 min walk
- Restaurant Verena (Italian · €€ · Plantage & East) · 🚶 10 min walk
Breakfast nearby
- Coffee & Bites (Café · €€ · Plantage & East) · 🚶 3 min walk
- Bakers & Roasters Kadijksplein (Brunch · €€ · Plantage & East) · 🚶 9 min walk
- Little Collins (Brunch · €€ · De Pijp) · 🚶 26 min walk
Other sights nearby
- ARTIS (zoo) · Park · 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk
- Resistance Museum (Verzetsmuseum) · Museum · 🚶 0.5 km · 6 min walk
- Hortus Botanicus · Park · 🚶 0.7 km · 9 min walk
🛍️ Markets nearby: Dappermarkt (10 min walk)
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Last updated: 7 October 2026