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Huis van het Boek

Huis van het Boek

0.2km from Escher in Het Paleis

A majestic museum, which was named after Willem Hendrik Jacob van Westreenen van Tiellandt on the Prinsessegracht 30 in The Hague.The museum has a collection of books from all periods of Western history. Medieval manuscripts, their manufacture, restoration, and accompanying research are one of the most important features of the collection. It is remarkable for its collection of sculpture, books, etchings, and paintings.

Pulchri Studio

Pulchri Studio

0.24km from Escher in Het Paleis

Pulchri Studio is a Dutch art society, art institution and art studio based in The Hague, Netherlands.This institute began in 1847 at the home of painter Lambertus Hardenberg. Since 1893 the club has its residence in the villa at Lange Voorhout in The Hague. Membership is made up of painters, sculptors, photographers and art lovers, with members selected by a committee.

Museum Bredius

Museum Bredius

0.27km from Escher in Het Paleis

Museum Bredius is a museum named after Abraham Bredius on the Lange Vijverberg in The Hague. It is remarkable for its collection of etchings and paintings, but is most attractive to visitors for its accurate restoration of the 18th-century Herenhuis interior with period furnishings.

Gevangenpoort

Gevangenpoort

0.5km from Escher in Het Paleis

The Gevangenpoort is a medieval prison in The Hague . A museum has been housed in the building since 1882 . The prison gate is close to the Binnenhof and the Hofvijver . Behind the gate is what is now called the " Place " in The Hague . At the head of this square was 'het Groene Zoodje '. This was usually the place of execution , but whippings were also given here. The prison gate belongs to the ' Top 100 of the Rijksdienst voor de Monumentenzorg '.

Prince William V Gallery

Prince William V Gallery

0.52km from Escher in Het Paleis

A majestic art gallery situated in the midst of the historical centre of The Hague. It is called the hidden gem of The Hague. Prince William V of Oranje-Nassau had the room built in 1774 in order to exhibit his paintings. The walls were fully covered, in order to clearly show the wealth of his collection. Amongst the paintings on display are works by Peter Paul Rubens, Jan Steen, Paulus Potter and Gerard van Honthorst.

Noordeinde Palace

Noordeinde Palace

0.61km from Escher in Het Paleis

Noordeinde Palace is a royal palace in the Dutch city of The Hague , located at Noordeinde . It is the working palace of King Willem-Alexander . The complex is owned by the State of the Netherlands . Central government is responsible for the structural condition and layout.The palace originated as a medieval farmhouse, which was converted into a spacious residence by the steward of the States of Holland, Willem van de Goudt in 1533.

Museum Maluku (MuMa)

Museum Maluku (MuMa)

0.66km from Escher in Het Paleis

A majestic museum, which was set itself the goal of collecting, researching, preserving and presenting the heritage of the Moluccan community. In addition to a permanent collection, temporary exhibitions were regularly held. The museum contained a theater room with 80 seats. A knowledge and education center was also attached to the museum. In October 2012 the museum had to close due to the financial situation.

Panorama Mesdag

Panorama Mesdag

0.76km from Escher in Het Paleis

Panorama Mesdag is a cylindrical panorama painting about 14 meters high and 120 meters in circumference. The painting, which is one of the oldest surviving panoramas in the world, is a vista of the North Sea , the dunes, The Hague and Scheveningen . It belongs to the ' Top 100 of the Rijksdienst voor de Monumentenzorg ' from 1990.

Grote Kerk

Grote Kerk

0.86km from Escher in Het Paleis

The Grote Kerk is a majestic church in the Brabantine Gothic style, and the largest church in the city. It was built between 1284 and 1470, though some parts are newer. It became a Protestant church in 1572, and remains an active church, now owned by the Protestant Church in the Netherlands.

RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History

RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History

0.97km from Escher in Het Paleis

RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History is located in The Hague and is home to the largest art history center in the world. The center specializes in documentation, archives, and books on Western art from the late Middle Ages until modern times. All of this is open to the public, and much of it has been digitized and is available on their website. The main goal of the bureau is to collect, categorize, and make art research available, most notably in the field of Dutch Masters.

Children's Book Museum

Children's Book Museum

0.97km from Escher in Het Paleis

The Kinderboekenmuseum is a museum in The Hague, Netherlands, dedicated to Dutch language children's books. It opened in 1994.

De Mesdag Collectie

De Mesdag Collectie

1.17km from Escher in Het Paleis

The Mesdag Collection, is a museum for visual arts in the Dutch city of The Hague. Its collection consists of the home - and also studio - of the Mesdag couple and the museum. The walls are richly decorated with authentic motifs and everywhere are large windows with a view of the museum garden and the tower of the Peace Palace . The presentation of the paintings and the interior gives the museum a nineteenth-century atmosphere.

Peace Palace

Peace Palace

1.35km from Escher in Het Paleis

The Peace Palace is the seat of the Permanent Court of Arbitration , the United Nations International Court of Justice , the Hague Academy of International Law , the Peace Palace Library and the Carnegie Foundation . In addition, the palace regularly hosts various events in the field of international law and politics. The aim of these organizations is to find a peaceful solution to disputes between countries.

Madurodam

Madurodam

2.14km from Escher in Het Paleis

Madurodam is a Dutch miniature city in The Hague on a scale of 1 to 25, opened on July 2, 1952 at George Maduroplein. This tourist theme park attracts approximately 600,000 paying visitors every year. The park covers a total area of ​​62,630 m². The built city itself measures 17,630 m². The miniature city has often served as inspiration for the construction of various theme parks worldwide such as Legoland Billund and the Disneyland Park in Anaheim.

Huys Clingendael

Huys Clingendael

2.16km from Escher in Het Paleis

Clingendael is the name of a 17th-century manor house and surrounding parkland just outside The Hague, Netherlands, in the municipality of Wassenaar. Since 1982, it houses the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael. It features a grand rambling villa in a lovely baroque colonial style, whose grounds and garden are the rival of any in France or England.

Huis Ten Bosch

Huis Ten Bosch

2.28km from Escher in Het Paleis

This is a royal palace in The Hague, Netherlands. It is one of three official residences of the Dutch monarch; the two others being the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague and the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. It is one of the iconic attraction in this area and also there are so many things to see.

Museon

Museon

2.35km from Escher in Het Paleis

The Museon is a popular science museum in The Hague with collections in the fields of geology, biology, history, archaeology, physics, technology and ethnology. The Museon is located between the Kunstmuseum and the Omniversum , in the west of the Zorgvliet district .Its collection consists of approximately 273,000 objects. Important items include the collection of objects belonging to the Inuit from Greenland and so more.

Kunstmuseum Den Haag

Kunstmuseum Den Haag

2.41km from Escher in Het Paleis

The Kunstmuseum Den Haag is a museum for modern arts and crafts in The Hague . It was founded in 1866 as the Museum of Modern Art. ​​​​​​​Its collection of Modern Art offers an overview of Dutch art since the early 19th century, supplemented with characteristic examples of art that emerged in other countries during the same period. Collection cores are: the Hague School , Symbolism around 1900, the artists around De Stijl and the Bauhaus and Expressionism .

Fotomuseum Den Haag

Fotomuseum Den Haag

2.5km from Escher in Het Paleis

The Fotomuseum Den Haag is a photography museum in The Hague . The museum was founded in 2002 as part of the Kunstmuseum Den Haag and works closely with the Print Room of Leiden University Library. Each year, the Fotomuseum Den Haag organizes approximately six exhibitions on the most diverse periods, disciplines and genres of photographic history.

Louwman Museum

Louwman Museum

3.08km from Escher in Het Paleis

The Louwman Museum is a museum for automobiles in The Hague . It aims to give a picture of what the automobile industry has produced since 1887.The collection of more than 275 cars has been brought together since 1934 by two generations of the Louwman family.

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Escher in Het Paleis

Escher in Het Paleis

Lange Voorhout 74, 2514 EH Den Haag, Netherlands

.Escher in Het Paleis is an art museum on the Lange Voorhout in the Dutch city of The Hague . It is housed in the Lange Voorhout Palace dating from 1764 and since 2002 has housed a permanent exhibition entirely devoted to the work of the Dutch graphic artist Maurits Cornelis Escher .With more than 120 works, prints of almost his entire oeuvre can be seen at 'Escher in Het Paleis'. The highlight of the exhibition is the seven meter long Metamorphosis III .