KattenKabinet, Art museum dedicated to cats on Herengracht, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The KattenKabinet is an art museum in a 17th-century canal house where paintings, sculptures, and other artworks featuring cats are displayed across multiple rooms. The spaces are filled with pieces that approach this subject from different perspectives and time periods.
The museum was founded in 1990 as a tribute to a red cat named John Pierpont Morgan who lived from 1966 to 1983. This personal story became the starting point for gathering artworks that feature cats throughout history.
The collection shows cats as they appear in art history and how artists have portrayed them across different periods. You can see how this subject has been treated in various artistic styles and movements.
The museum is housed in a traditional canal house with rooms connected by narrow staircases. Visitors should expect an intimate setting typical of historic Dutch homes, which shapes how you move through the spaces.
Several cats live freely in the exhibition rooms and wander among the artworks. This creates an unusual setting where you observe real animals alongside artistic depictions of their kind.
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