The Escher Museum (Escher in het Paleis, Escher in the Palace) is a museum in The Hague, The Netherlands, featuring the works of the Dutch graphical artist M. C. Escher. It opened on 16 November 2002.

The museum is housed in a former palace (Lange Voorhout Palace) dating from the 18th century, where Queen Emma lived until 1891. The museum features a large number of prints and sketches, as well as a multimedia journey through Escher's world (The Escher Experience).

Well worth a couple of hours!

www.escherinhetpaleis.nl/

Within walking distance of Mauritshaus and the Plein on Lange Voorhout

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Though the special exhibition concluded on September 18, here you’ll still find even more Rembrandts, including the pleasingly gory ‘Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp’ and the very last of his 80 self-portraits. The museum also boasts a host of other Golden Age masterpieces, such as Vermeer’s ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’, all set within the magnificent surrounds of a 17th century palace beside the national parliament.

Korte Vijverberg 8
tram 10,16 or 17
Tel: + 31 (0) 70 302 3456
www.mauritshuis.nl

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Andrew Carnegie poured cash into an ambitious project aimed at promoting world peace, but the First World War scuppered that idea. Nevertheless, this imposing gothic hall survives, and now houses the International Court of Justice and one of the world's top legal libraries.

Surprisingly, it is open to visitors so long as you book in advance. And don't forget to inspect the monument outside the gate which includes crystals, stones and rocks contributed by every nation of the world (some more generously than others).

Carnegieplein 2
Tel: +31 70 3024242
www.vredespaleis.nl

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For a photography museum this has impressive gallery space which is well lit. They display contemporary work as well as pieces by more established photographers. The exhibitions change throughout the year. Shares its premises with the GEM contemporary art museum, which isn't nearly as good and shows off lots of irreverent conceptual nonsense.

Stadhouderslaan 43, 2517 HV;
tel: 31 (0)70 - 33 811 44;
www.fotomuseumdenhaag.com

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