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A 67-million-year-old Triceratops skull is taking centre stage in a breathtaking new exhibition in Amsterdam, where prehistoric fossils are transformed into draatic works of art.

The ‘Relics’ exhibition at Amsterdam’s Art Zoo blends science and creativity, showcasing nine unique pieces by artists Jaap Sinke and Ferry van Tongeren. From dinosaur vertebrae dating back 150 million years to reimagined skeleton sculptures, the exhibition pushes the boundaries between natural history and artistic expression.

Curator Iacopo Briano says the goal is to restore emotion and reverence to fossils—turning them from scientific specimens into powerful visual experiences. The artists, working with expert palaeontologists, reconstruct ancient bones before reshaping them into striking installations inspired by 17th-century artistry.

The exhibition opens April 17 and runs through November 2026, offering visitors a rare chance to witness prehistoric life like never before.

0:00 — A 67-million-year-old dinosaur skull is transformed into art
1:44 — Artist Ferry Van Tongeren shares his story
3:05 — Exhibition curator Iacopo Briano speaks

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00:32I love old museums in which the way of presenting natural history objects are
00:38carefully prepared, are very well presented, the craftsmanship, even the basis of the structure
00:47that hold these pieces. And now it's something that is gone completely. And this is a way of
00:53bringing back the reveration that they love for these pieces, that they really deserve.
00:59It's not something that should be only in a scientific way, but should be something that
01:04moves us from inside, that gives emotion, that gives a new meaning to these objects.
01:36We started thinking, how can we approach this in a 17th century way? How can we add drama?
01:44How can we make it more like monuments apart from how they do it nowadays? And we were just
01:54thrilled to have the opportunity to explore that and to find it out. But it took some time
02:01time to get it, to get it in our heads.
02:48I love old museums in which the way of presenting natural history objects are carefully prepared,
02:56that are very well presented, the craftsmanship, even the basis of the structure that hold these
03:04pieces. And now it's something that is gone completely. And this is a way of bringing back
03:10the reveration that they love for these pieces, that they really deserve. It's not something that
03:17should be only in a scientific way, but should be something that moves us from inside, that gives
03:23emotion that gives a new meaning to these objects.
03:52We start thinking, how can we approach this in a 17th century?
03:56century way, how can we add drama, how can we make it more like monuments apart
04:05from how they do it nowadays. And we were just thrilled to have the opportunity to
04:13explore that and to find it out. But it took some time to get it in our heads.
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