how to get to Hertogenbosch ( Bosch Museum)

See www.ns.nl

spaarne - the Bosch Museum's website directed me to that site, but I do not know the name of the nearest train station in Hertogenbosch. Do you know it?

The station is 's-Hertogenbosch according to the museum's website although it took some scrounging around on other sites to understand what it meant. That's the name to type into the railway search. Lots of connections since it appears to be a rail hub.
Is this a new institution? It doesn't turn up on some of the municipality's tourist info sites at all. Searching is complicated by the city having two names, den Bosch and Hertogenbosch.
For those who might be interested in the nightmarish painter, the site is http://jheronimusbosch-artcentre.com/

If you go, karens, please try to report back - Bosch is one of my faves....I wonder what paintings are there as so many are in museums in the US and Europe......

I am also fascinated by Bosch (in fact, seeing his pieces at the Prado was the impetus for our recent trip to Spain).

Please do report on your trip to this center, I'm curious too!

Mara - it doesn't look like this center, per its website, has any of Bosch's works; the website states "Our unique collection challenges you to not only view Bosch’ work, but to actually enter into the realm of thought of this great artist."

I will report back; Bosch is one of my very favorite artists.

I don't think there are any original works at the Museum - the website says they have high quality, life size photographic reproductions of all his paintings.

There is not much info on the museum, but I'm glad I discovered it, as the paintings I really wanted to see in Belgium by Bosch are not currently on display. The Antwerp art museum is closed (until 2017!!) and the painting in Brugge is on loan. (Can you imagine my bitter disappointment on my first visit to Spain and the Prado - when I got there, I searched for the Garden of Earthly Delights and was told it was out for restoration!)

Southam - thanks for the info. According to the train website, it's only 1 hr. 40 mins. travel time from Antwerp.

Out for restoration, oy - I think I would have passed out cold - I was there at the Prado a couple of years ago - had previously seen it a long, long time ago - probably shortly after he painted it
That's interesting that there really aren't any paintings of his there.

One of the thrills of my trip to Switzerland a few years back was the Klee Museum in Bern - also pretty new....

Enjoy!

The alternative, and easier, name for 's Hertogenbosch is Den Bosch. The NS site will accept either name and it is a lot easier for non Dutch speakers to pronounce.

I *loved* the museum.

It was relatively easy to get to - I took an express from Antwerp straight to Roosendal (sp?) - this was on the express train from Antwerp to Amsterdam. Then I transferred to the Zwolle line to get to den Bosch. At the train station, I was directed to a bus where a very nice bus driver pointed out the museum to me.

The Bosch Art Center is in an old church. You can start on the top floor, which gives a great view over den Bosch - including a terrific view of the back side of the Sint Jan cathedral.

All of Bosch's works are replicated in life-size high quality photographic reproductions. The cost of admission (only 6Euro) includes an audio guide that gives a little bit of info on each painting. Some of Bosch's works are triptych's - and they were also reproduced faithfully, showing the paintings on the back of the panels. One is allowed to open and shut the triptypch's to see what they look like. I liked this hands-on approach, which is obviously unthinkable with the originals.

Throughout the museum there are huge whimsical but faithful re-creations of some of Bosch's creatures - hanging from the ceiling and in corners around the museum.

In the basement, there is a life sized replica of what Bosch's studio might have looked like.

karens, thanks for reporting back. Was the Musemm Mayer van den Bergh in Antwerp closed while you were there, or did you visit it?

I'm not sure Jeroen Bosch will be [there|http://www.vliegendpeert.be/museum.htm] but for the Bosch 'addict' it seems to be interesting. In Mechelen, a stone's throw from Antwerp.
Cheers,