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City council awards credit facility for design of new Escher museum

The management of Escher in The Palace is delighted at The Hague city council’s decision to grant a credit facility for the costs of redesigning the former US embassy on Lange Voorhout in The Hague to house the museum. This represents a first step towards its evolution to a fully-fledged museum accessible to all. The European tendering procedure for the design of the new museum will be launched shortly.

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Feel Free to Talk to Plants

During the exhibition on Julie de Graag, an installation by the Croatian artist Tina Iris Chulo will be displayed in the ballroom. In her work, Chulo aims to connect with the natural world, something she shares with Julie de Graag and M.C. Escher.

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Remarkable gift for Escher in The Palace: Two unknown M.C. Escher drawings

Maurits Cornelis Escher achieved world-wide fame with his optical illusions but it is less well known that he also made art for public spaces. In 1959-60, he designed a tile tableau with fish and birds, inspired by his famous print Sky and Water I (1938), for a villa in the south of Amsterdam. It was commissioned by Wolbert J. Vroom, a great admirer of Escher’s work, who was looking for a black-and-white image to decorate the facade of his newly built home.

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Escher in The Palace acquires unique White Cat and discovers text written by Escher

Museum Escher in The Palace in The Hague has acquired a unique work by Maurits Cornelis Escher. When the woodcut of a white cat was being removed from its frame, a previously unknown text by M.C. Escher himself was discovered. The text has been examined and interpreted over the past few months.

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Cat art competition

M.C. Escher absolutely loved his pet cat, which he depicted in Escher in The Palace's new acquisition: White Cat (1919). To celebrate this addition to the collection, Escher in The Palace is organising a cat art competition for children and adults. Grab your chance and depict your own or someone else's cat the way you like it!

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Audio guides accessible to the hard of hearing

Escher in The Palace has had its audio tours for visitors made accessible to the hard of hearing. A specially developed technology was used to this end. The launch has been held on 3 March to commemorate World Hearing Day.

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Margriet Schavemaker appointed as new director

Margriet Schavemaker will take up the post of general director of the Kunstmuseum Den Haag, the Fotomuseum Den Haag, KM21 and Escher in The Palace from 1 June 2024.

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Museum Night Kids 2024

At night, when it is dark outside, the doors of museums in The Hague open especially for young cultural night owls. On Saturday 16 March between 5pm and 9pm, there will be a special programme full of cool activities on the theme of 'Time Travel'. With one ticket, you can visit the most beautiful cultural locations in The Hague and Voorburg. Of course Escher in The Palace will participate again!

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Museum Night 2023

Of course, Escher in The Palace will again participate in Museumnight The Hague. We have put together a great programme that allows you to be amazed, but also to get actively involved. Discover all the highlights here. Of course, this evening you can also enjoy the beautiful prints of M.C. Escher. Will we see you there?

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Installations by Susanna Inglada

The exhibition 'The Man Who Discovered Escher: Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita' does not only feature graphic art by M.C. Escher and De Mesquita, it also features artworks by Spanish artist Susanna Inglada (1983). Inglada’s large-scale, theatrical installations made with wood and paper aim to confront the viewer with the emotions imbued in the artwork.

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