one time visit in lfe is must

1. B R I D G E S LEEUWARDEN Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture The Netherlands July 24-28, 2008 Leeuwarden, Native town of M.C. Escher

3. Municipality of Leeuwarden Host of BRIDGES 2008 July 24-28 – Talks & Workshops July 29 – Public Math/Art Day The Oldehove 16th Century

4. National Ceramics Museum Het Princessehof Birthhouse of M.C. Escher (1898-1972)

5. CITY HALL LEEUWARDEN

6. Fries Museum Historic city of Leeuwarden

7. On-Campus Accommodations Christelijke Hogeschool Nederland CHN University Netherlands Rengerslaan 8 8917 DD Leeuwarden The Netherlands http://www.chn.nl

8. 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

9. 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)

10. B R I D G E S LEEUWARDEN Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture The Netherlands Leeuwarden, Native town of M.C. Escher