Escher in the Palace

📍 Lange Voorhout 74, The Hague 🚗 9 min 🚲 18 min

View here 120 prints by the artist Escher in a Palace! From his early Italian landscapes to optical illusions, characteristic plane fillings, impossible buildings, and world-famous Metamorphoses.

The winter palace

The Escher in The Palace museum in The Hague is housed in the former Winter Palace of Queen Emma. She was the widow of King Willem III and the regent for her minor daughter Queen Wilhelmina, used this palace as her winter residence. The palace was built in the 19th century and shows the luxurious architecture of that period.

Optical illusions by Escher

The exhibition is a tribute to the genius artist M.C. Escher. In this unique museum, visitors come face to face with the fascinating world of optical illusions, impossible constructions, and mathematical precision that characterize Escher's work. The exhibition includes Escher's early landscape works, as well as his world-famous, special buildings and transitions, or Metamorphoses. Visitors can discover the depth of Escher's creativity and explore the enchanting worlds he brought to life on paper.

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