Utrecht is the city of Miffy! Her creator Dick Bruna comes from our city and lived and worked here until his death in 2017. Visitors from all over the world come to ‘Utreg’ because of, among other things, the Miffy museum, statues and traffic lights. But the sweet bunny and her friends can be found in many more places in the city. Would you like to look for the many nice Miffies yourself? Then download our map on your Google map app. You can find it here: route map.
1. miffy at Mariaplaats
Who hasn’t grown up with the sweet little bunny; Miffy. Dick Bruna is her spiritual father. His first Miffy book was published in 1955. On the Mariaplaats you will find a large statue of her and if you look on the other side you will see Dick Bruna painted.
2. Garden at Centraal Museum
Dick Bruna was born in Utrecht in 1927 and lived and worked here all his life. He started as an advertising designer, but became best known as an illustrator of children’s books. The first Miffy booklet, ‘Miffy in the Zoo’, was published in 1956. Since then, more than 120 million Miffy books have been sold in more than 50 languages! And tourists from home and abroad come to our city especially to admire it. In the Central Museum you will find the artist’s former studio and in the garden there are two nice statues of Miffy.
3. On the train
When you are in Utrecht, you really cannot ignore Miffy. Like here on an old freight wagon near Central Station. The newly renovated Miffy museum is always busy and not without reason. It is a super fun interactive place for young children. But the elderly will also be happy here.
4. miffy square
This cute statue of miffy was made by Mark Bruna, Dick’s son. The square is named after the statue. When Dick Bruna died, many Utrecht residents left flowers, notes and drawings here. They also lit candles on the Miffy square. The Bruna family pasted a word of thanks to everyone on the statue.
5. Op de skateboard
This nice drawing was left on a wall by a Spanish couple in 2021. They enjoyed showing the bunny, which was always drawn by Dick Bruna as a toddler, as an adolescent.
