Kattenkabinet

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  • Address
    Herengracht 497, Southern Canal Belt
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    626 53 78

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Lonely Planet review

One Golden Bend house that's open to the public is this offbeat museum, devoted, of all things, to the feline presence in art. It was founded by a wealthy financier in memory of his red tomcat, John Pierpont Morgan III. The collection includes works largely from Dutch and French artists (Theopile-Alexandre Steinlen, 1859-1923, figures prominently) as well as a small Rembrandt (a Madonna and Child with cat and snake) and Picasso's Le Chat .

There's also a nice selection of 19th-century magazine covers and circus posters.