Day trip to ‘s-Hertogenbosch! Since Sean is a huge fan of Jheronimus Bosch, a visit to the Jheronimus Bosch Art Centre was a must.
The last time I visited the Jheronimus Bosch Art Centre was in 2007, when it opened its doors. I remember being blown away all by the reproductions of Bosch triptychs, paintings and drawings – a complete oeuvre all in one venue. Plus the reconstruction of his painting studio, the 29 tapestries and the 15 life-sized figures that seem to have just walked straight out of one of Bosch’s paintings.
And the pièce de résistance? The 500 year old astronomical clock, known as The Last Judgement Clock. This marvel of engineering was constructed in 1513 and displayed the time, date, season, lunar phase, the position of the zodiac and a visit of the three magi to the newborn christ child. But more spectacularly, it shows the fate of virtuous souls ascending to heaven and doomed souls falling into the pits of hell.
If we have more time, we would’ve taken the Bosch boat tour through heaven and hell. The ride departs from the Zuidwal canal and sails partially under the city. Thanks to video mapping and 3D projections, riders can experience Bosch’s vaults of hell – which no doubt, may have been nightmarish.
But as it were, we had to hustle back to Amsterdam Centraal, get our suitcase out of the luggage hold and race to catch our train to Berlin. With 10 minutes to spare. So much to see, so little time!
View more pictures on our day at Jheronimus Bosch Art Centre on my Flickr album.
Hours:
Tues-Sun: 11am-530pm (Apr-Oct)
Tues-Sun: 12pm-5pm (Oct-Mar)
Closed New Years Day, Carnival, Easter Day, King’s Day, Whitsun Day, Christmas
Address:
Jeroen Boschplein 2
5211 ML ‘s-Hertogenbosch
GPS coordinates: 51.688274, 5.3100168
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