Current exhibitions

Escape the hustle and bustle of the city and discover nature at the Dutch Museum of Lithography. This exhibition centers on the journey from the city to nature: from tranquil forest edges and characteristic trees to beautifully blooming plants and animals in their natural habitat. Artists demonstrate how they have been venturing into nature for centuries to capture it directly and attentively. Lithography proves to be a powerful medium for capturing these fleeting impressions, as seen in the work of renowned artists such as Theo van Hoytema, Simon Moulijn, and M.C. Escher. Additionally, lithographs by underappreciated artists such as Antje Egter van Wissekerke and Ina Rahussen are on display.

Let yourself be inspired by this exhibition, in which nature is depicted at its most beautiful, and discover how it invites you to venture out into nature yourself. Look at the greenery around you with fresh eyes, because even around Valkenswaard, in the dynamic Brainport region, nature is always within reach. In collaboration with De Groote Heide, a cycling route has been developed past monumental trees in the landscape, each with its own story. In this way, the exhibition invites you to set out and experience nature up close.

Activities

Various special activities are organized around the exhibition, such as lectures and guided tours. Keep an eye on our calendar for up-to-date information!

Cycling route

Trees and forests are silent witnesses to time. They grow, change, and remain in the same place for generations. In the exhibition Drawn to Nature, artists show how trees inspire them: from Adrianus van der Koogh and Barend Cornelis Koekkoek to Adya Dutilh van Rees and Henk Voskuyl. They depict stately trees as monumental and timeless beacons in the landscape.

This exhibition therefore invites you to venture out into nature yourself. The Dutch Museum of Lithography and Naturereserve De Groote Heide have developed a cycling route past monumental trees and locations in the landscape, each with its own story. At every spot, you will discover not only something about nature but also about the development of lithography – from its invention around 1800, through the versatile art form of the 19th and 20th centuries, to the technological applications in the chip industry in today’s Brainport region. Along the way, you will see how nature and history are intertwined: trees and forests in the landscape as carriers of time and memories. And as starting points for stories about art and technology. Get on your bike, slow down, and look around you attentively. For whoever looks closely sees that every tree has something to tell.

Acknowledgment

The exhibition is made possible by ASML and the municipality of Valkenswaard.