A new enclosure for White-handed Gibbons was opened at NaturZoo Rheine, Germany, on 6. May 2007. The exhibit design follows the island enclosure type. The enclosure is remarkable by its size of 1.200 m 2. The room above this surface is richly structured by poles, stems and ropes up to 8 m high. Additionally there is a lush vegetation of bamboo, bushes, vines and also some living trees. The islands are connected to a house with two indoor-rooms and an off-exhibit outdoor cage. The whole enclosure and the surrounding landscape fit in very well in the natural layout of the zoo-landscape. Some observations on use of the enclosure by the gibbons as well as maintenance experiences are given. Also the responses of the visitors to the new exhibit are commented. A summary on the maintenance of gibbons in zoos in general and in NaturZoo Rheine is added.