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BRIDGES
LEEUWARDEN
Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture
The Netherlands
July 24-28, 2008
Leeuwarden, Native town of M.C. Escher
Municipality of Leeuwarden
Host of BRIDGES 2008
July 24-28 – Talks & Workshops
July 29 – Public Math/Art Day
The Oldehove 16th Century
National Ceramics Museum Het Princessehof
Birthhouse of M.C. Escher (1898-1972)
CITY HALL LEEUWARDEN
Historic city of
Leeuwarden
Fries Museum
Christelijke Hogeschool Nederland
CHN University Netherlands
Rengerslaan 8
8917 DD Leeuwarden
The Netherlands
http://www.chn.nl
On-Campus
Accommodations
BRIDGES 2008
Special attention to Hans Vredeman de Vries and M.C.Escher
Print nr 9, part 2
PERSPECTIVE,
Hans Vredeman
de Vries
Northern Renaissance
Artist Hans Vredeman de
Vries 1527-ca.1606 born
in Leeuwarden.
Important architect,
painter, engineer and
designer
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
Tableau inspired on M.C. Escher,
Museum Het Princessehof
Rinus Roelofs
Special BRIDGES exhibitions in
churches near Leeuwarden
Outdoor exhibition from special
commissions to BRIDGES participants
EXCURSIONS AND EXHIBITIONS
Special tours in and around the City
Visits to outdoor exhibitions, e.g. to
Homo Ludens on the quiet island
Froskepôle (southeast Leeuwarden)
BRIDGES
LEEUWARDEN
Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture
The Netherlands
Leeuwarden, Native town of M.C. Escher