Micropia

wow wow wow! This museum is a great, immersive experience. Very factual in a way that’s easy to understand if science isn’t really your thing. Lots of great activities that’ll get kids involved - which are also good for adults! I was lucky enough to arrive at a time were one of the scientists were giving a talk about the weekly bacteria.

Another Amsterdam hit for me. Short sharp facts. Microscopes to look through. A real lab at the back to observe. Friendly staff. And ink stamps to collect! You'll never look at a beard thr same way again. Some rather creative wall art at the end. Price a bit steep, €17.50 for an adult. Fine on my own...but a family outing 🤔.

This was so cool. I love how interactive it was. You get to look into microscopes, stamp your booklet with various microbes, learn about historical facts concerning microbes and diseases and such, smell AWFUL odours, etc. It's great for any ages, we can all learn something by going to Micropia. I would recommend this, it's pretty inexpensive and very interesting.

I recently visited Micropia in Amsterdam and had a great time exploring the invisible world of microbes. It's a science museum unlike any other – everything is focused on bacteria, fungi, and all the tiny life forms we usually never think about. The visit starts with a really cool elevator ride. As you're going up, there's a video projected on the ceiling that sets the mood perfectly – a fun and slightly mysterious intro that immediately grabs your attention. Inside, the exhibits are interactive and surprisingly engaging. My kids especially loved collecting "microbe stamps" at different stations – it's a fun way to keep them involved while learning at the same time. The displays are creative and informative, and you walk away realizing just how much microscopic life plays a role in our everyday world. The only downside is that the museum is quite small – we were done in about an hour. That said, it's definitely worth a visit if you're in the area or already at the Artis Zoo next door. It's educational, entertaining, and just the right mix of science and fun.

This review is long overdue, but this remains the one place I recommend to people if they are in Amsterdam. We LOVED this zoo. We decided to go here on a whim, after seeing a random ad for it somewhere, and we were not disappointed! The zoo hosts so many things to look at, macroscopic things, but also microscopic things! The exhibits (enclosures?) come with microscopes and some with camera feeds. The zoo also hosts a brewery, with a new beer made each year from a random yeast, that you can watch some of the production, sample, and buy the beer. The zoo itself is beautiful, with colourful exhibits in the floor and walls and fun, interactive things. The zoo has AC, nice and clean toilets, and (pre COVID) a water fountain where we filled our bottles. I highly recommend!

It has been my long time dream as a microbiologist to come to ARTIS-Micropia ♥, sadly I had not the chance to spend a lot of time there, I tried to see all the exhibitions and I really love them. At the time, they had a boot to show how many microorganism you share with another person when you kiss, and you may really surprise for the amount hahaha. I highly recommend to go to this museum, it has everything to open your mind and understand the importance of the microorganisms, remember they also help to produce different kinds of things as antibiotics, supplements in food, biomedical, agriculture, among others.

I was initially a bit hesitant about the ticket price, but it turned out to be absolutely worth it. The exhibition is high-quality, well thought out, and incredibly engaging. I learned a lot and found the interactive displays especially fascinating—there’s so much to discover about the invisible world around us! Parking was easy, which made the whole visit even more relaxed. And I couldn’t resist picking up a little water bear souvenir from the gift shop—too cute to leave behind!

such a cute experience i loved that you can collect stamps of microorganisms! it was so funn! we also went on a little talk about a fungi that was the microorganism of the month and it was so interesting and cool! i recommend ❤️