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KattenKabinet

The KattenKabinet is an art museum in devoted to works depicting cats. The museum collection includes paintings, drawings, sculptures and other works of art by Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Corneille, Sal Meijer, Théophile Steinlen, Ed van der Elsken and Jože Ciuha, among others.
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  • Opening hours:
    Saturday and Sunday: noon—5:00 PM
    Monday—Friday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: info@kattenkabinet.nl
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Art museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Cat Cabinet”
  • Address: Herengracht 497, Amsterdam
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canal District and Bloemenmarkt.

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The is the famous 17th-century district surrounding the of . The whole district is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique cultural and historical value, and its property values are among the highest in the country.

Marketplace
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The is the world's only floating flower market. Founded in 1862, it is sited in , , on the Singel canal between Muntplein and Koningsplein in the city's southern canal belt. is situated 150 metres north of KattenKabinet.

Museum
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The Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history and is located in . The museum is located at the in the borough of , close to the , the , and the . is situated 780 metres southwest of KattenKabinet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amsterdam-Centrum and Burgwallen Oude Zijde.

Suburb
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is the inner-most borough and historical of , , containing the majority of the city's landmarks. Established in 2002, was the last area in the city to be granted the status of self-governing borough.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood of , .

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is the capital of the . It is known for the canals that cross the city, its impressive architecture, museums and art galleries, its notorious red light district, and more than 1,500 bridges.

KattenKabinet

Latitude
52.36561° or 52° 21′ 56″ north
Longitude
4.89155° or 4° 53′ 30″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
9F469V8R+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2725914421
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
6951752
Wiki­data ID
Q2916386
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Frisian—“KattenKabinet” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “猫秘藏”
  • Chinese: “貓櫃”
  • Chinese: “貓祕藏”
  • Dutch: “Huis van zes traveeën, onder schilddak”
  • Dutch: “Kattenkabinet”
  • Dutch: “KattenKabinet”
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 1662”
  • Faroese: “KattenKabinet”
  • Finnish: “KattenKabinet”
  • French: “Cabinet des Chats”
  • French: “Kattenkabinet”
  • French: “KattenKabinet”
  • French: “musée du chat”
  • German: “Katzenmuseum”
  • Hebrew: “ארון החתולים”
  • Hebrew: “קאטנקבינט”
  • Italian: “KattenKabinet”
  • Japanese: “カッテンカビネット”
  • Malay: “KattenKabinet”
  • Russian: “Кошачий кабинет”
  • Russian: “Музей кошек”
  • Swedish: “Kattenkabinet”
  • Western Frisian: “KattenKabinet”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “KattenKabinet”. Photo: PersianDutchNetwork, Public domain.