Escher at Den Hague

My photos are not great so I suggest you go to the following links:

Early work from 1916 - 1922

Italian Period from 1922 - 1935

Switzerland and Belgium 1935-1941

Back in Holland 1941 - 1954

Recognition and Success 1955-1972

Symmetry; most of M.C. Eschers' Symmetry Drawings

Front entrance to museum

light fixture in the cafe

Bonifacio

Our Med trip to Bonifacio in 2005

Another view of Bonifacio

I love the graphic artwork of M.C. Escher so I was thrilled to find out that there was a museum at  the Hague. There were pieces on display that I had never seen before so that was a real treat for me.

The museum is housed in a former palace (Lange Voorhout Palace) dating from the eighteenth century. Queen Emma (Emma of Waldeck Pyrmont) bought the stately house in 1896. She used it as a winter palace from March 1901 till her death in March 1934. Four Dutch Queens used the palace for their business offices, till Queen Beatrix moved the office to Paleis Noordeinde, about 10 minutes walk from Escher in Het Paleis. In all the former 'Royal Rooms' first and second floor there are window shades with information about the interior in Emma's time. There are two rooms dedicated to Emma's period and often there are photo enlargements or other information about Queen Mother Emma on display besides the never-ending Escher exhibition.

In the rooms of the museum are fifteen chandeliers made by the Rotterdam artist Hans van Bentem. The artist designed these especially for the museum, with some references to the work of Escher and the Palace. In the ballroom, a star chandelier is endlessly reflected in the two mirrors. In other rooms there are chandeliers such as a shark, a skull, a spider, and a sea horse.