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

Painting apprentice Huug Vooys was 19 when he was invited to take part in an exceptionally special project: a mural no less than 48 metres long in the main PTT building, the post office on Kerkplein in The Hague. The design was by none other than M.C. Escher, who himself noted that he had possibly received "a most delightful commission" from the PTT. The large work was realised, but Escher did not execute the design himself - the honour fell to Huug Vooys.

A special parquet floor has always been in the Ballroom of Lange Voorhout Palace. However, it was not always the one that is currently laid there, designed by American minimalist artist Donald Judd (1928-1994). 

Here, the museum publishes articles on the life and work of M.C. Escher, organised into five categories. Jumping through time but always in the now. All year round you can enjoy background stories, anecdotes and trivia about this fascinating artist.

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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.

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