The KattenKabinet story
J.P. Morgan
John Pierpont Morgan (1966–1983) was founder Bob Meijer’s independent ginger cat and the inspiration for the KattenKabinet.
A cat with his own portrait
Ansel Sandberg made Morgan’s portrait for his fifth birthday. Five years later Morgan sat for a bronze sculpture. The sculpture disappeared before the museum opened.
A different face on the dollar
For his fifteenth birthday, Morgan received a collection of cat limericks. Aart Clerkx also drew him on a special dollar bill in George Washington’s place. Some of the gifts can be seen in Morgan’s room.
A lasting tribute
After Morgan died, Meijer decided to keep his memory alive through a museum devoted to cats in art. The KattenKabinet opened on the Herengracht in 1990.
