Artis Library, Research library in Plantage district, Netherlands.
The Artis Library holds an extensive collection of natural history literature in a 19th-century building at Plantage Middenlaan in Amsterdam.
The library began in 1838 when the Zoological Society Natura Artis Magistra established it alongside a zoo and museum to advance natural history knowledge.
The collection includes 16,000 titles covering zoology, botany, geology, and paleontology, serving generations of Dutch scientists and researchers.
Visitors need to schedule appointments through email with the curator to access the reading room, which contains specialized research materials.
The building features two galleries added in 1885 that originally housed the Museum voor de Nederlandsche Fauna collection.
Location: Amsterdam
Inception: 1838
Elevation above the sea: 2.287 m
Part of: Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam, Artis
GPS coordinates: 52.36546,4.91507
Latest update: March 8, 2025 08:05
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