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Prepare to be amazed by the works of M.C. Escher

Address & route description

Information about our location at the Lange Voorhout and how to get there.

Opening hours

Tuesday to Sunday: 11.00 – 17.00.

The cash register closes at 16:30, the museum shop closes at 16:50.

Admission

An overview of our admission tickets and accepted discount passes.

What's on

What's on

Escher in The Palace is a permanent exhibition dedicated to the world-famous, imaginative artist M.C. Escher. Read about our permanent collection and temporary exhibitions.

Enhance your visit

Letters full of admiration: a special loan

The latest Escher Today

Letters full of admiration: a special loan

7 August 2025

During his lifetime, M.C. Escher received several letters from enthusiasts sharing their admiration for his work. Not all of these have survived, which makes it very special when relatives lend such letters to a museum. The granddaughter of Hendrik Dekker temporarily loans his carefully written letter about the print Reptiles (1943) and Escher's reaction to it to Escher in The Palace. The handwritten correspondence will be on display from 18 March to 14 September 2025.

Groups and guided tours

Groups and guided tours

Would you like to visit us with a group or do you need a guided tour with a professional guide? Here you can reserve your visit and book a guide.

Techniques

About Escher

Techniques

Escher was a printmaker, but what exactly is that? Read the pages below to find out more about the techniques he used: woodcut, wood engraving, linocut, lithography, etching and mezzotint. Each of them has its own particular qualities, so the prints made using these techniques differ in terms of their complexity and visual character.

Activities

Museum Night 2025

11 October 2025 | 19:00 - 00:00

Museum Night 2025

Of course, Escher in The Palace will once again be participating in Museum Night The Hague. We have put together a wonderful programme that will amaze you, but also allow you to get actively involved. Discover all the highlights here. Naturally, you can also enjoy the beautiful prints by M.C. Escher during this evening. Will we see you there?

Escher, Bach, Gödel: Perspectives and (im)possibilities

8 November 2025

Escher, Bach, Gödel: Perspectives and (im)possibilities

Escher in The Palace is organising a unique concert in which the world-famous prints of M.C. Escher merge in surprising ways with music and mathematics. Classical music forms the common thread, interspersed with fascinating discussions on themes from Escher's oeuvre, the mathematics of Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing, and the compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Escher for the blind and visually impaired - SOLD OUT

13 December 2025 | 09:30 - 11:00

Escher for the blind and visually impaired - SOLD OUT

Several times a year, Escher in The Palace organises special guided tours for those who are blind or visually impaired. Before regular opening hours, between 09.30 and 11.00, we open our doors and take you on a tour of a number of masterpieces from the museum’s permanent exhibition.