B R I D G E S LEEUWARDEN

Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture

The NetherlandsJuly 24-28, 2008

Leeuwarden, Native town of M.C. Escher

Municipality of Leeuwarden Host of BRIDGES 2008

July 24-28 – Talks & WorkshopsJuly 29 – Public Math/Art Day

The Oldehove 16th Century

National Ceramics Museum Het Princessehof

Birthhouse of M.C. Escher (1898-1972)

CITY HALL LEEUWARDEN

Fries Museum

Historic city of

Leeuwarden

On-Campus Accommodations

Christelijke Hogeschool Nederland

CHN University Netherlands

Rengerslaan 8 8917 DD Leeuwarden 

The Netherlandshttp://www.chn.nl

The range of his designs is large, from pure ornament with strapwork, interlaced bandpatterns and grotesques, to furniture, gardens and fountains, orders and details of architecture and a two-part book on perspective. The books on perspective and several other original designs are in the Archives of Leeuwarden

Northern Renaissance Artist Hans Vredeman de Vries 1527-ca.1606 born in Leeuwarden. Important architect, painter, engineer and designer

BRIDGES 2008

Special attention to Hans Vredeman de Vries and M.C.Escher

Tableau inspired on M.C. Escher, Museum Het Princessehof

Print nr 9, part 2 PERSPECTIVE, Hans Vredeman

de Vries

Special BRIDGES exhibitions in churches near Leeuwarden

EXCURSIONS AND EXHIBITIONS

Outdoor exhibition from special commissions to BRIDGES participants

Rinus Roelofs

Special tours in and around the City

Visits to outdoor exhibitions, e.g. to Homo Ludens on the quiet island

Froskepôle (southeast Leeuwarden)

B R I D G E S LEEUWARDEN

Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture

The NetherlandsLeeuwarden, Native town of M.C. Escher