Exhibition archive

A selection from the exhibitions that have been on view at Escher in The Palace since its opening in 2002.

15 June to 2 September 2007

Down Under

In the summer of 2007, Escher in The Palace was the guest location for the sculpture exhibition The Hague Sculpture. That year, the exhibition was focused on Australia, Down Under. The palace exhibited work by Australian artists Ron Mueck, Natascha Johns-Messenger and Ah Xian.

10 March to 4 June 2007

I lost my heart in Armenia

Sietse Bakker is a woodcarver, just like M.C. Escher was. Within a print, Bakker often combines the woodcut with the linocut. He makes his own paint and is a craftsman.

16 December 2006 to 4 March 2007

Herman Geerdink: Work = Life

In November 2005 the painter, graphic artist, printer and teacher Herman Geerdink passed away at the age of 54. Escher in The Palace, in collaboration with the Amsterdam Gallery AdK, made an exhibition of Geerdink's final linocuts.

1 September to 10 December 2006

Art by mail

An exhibition in which stamps played a central role, from design to stamp sheetlet. The emphasis was on post-World War II designs and artists who worked for PTT (Dutch postal services), later TPG and now TNT.

1 June to 27 August 2006

Horn of Plenty

In the summer of 2006, Escher in The Palace paid tribute to the Colombian painter, draftsman and sculptor Fernando Botero. The Abu Ghraib series, which Botero made as a result of the events in the eponymous prison, was shown here for the first time.

More about Escher in The Palace

The Escher exhibition

With over 120 prints in our museum, the most famous works from the oeuvre of M.C. Escher (1898-1972) are permanently on display at Escher in The Palace. These magnificent prints are being exhibited in a regal setting: the former winter palace of Queen Emma, the Queen Mother.

About Escher

His most famous prints, articles about his life and work, his life story. Discover all there is to know about Maurits Cornelis Escher.

History

Our building at the Lange Voorhout has a long history. Read about its origins, the Royals who lived here and how this palace became the residence of a permanent exhibition dedicated to Escher.