Hieronymus Bosch exhibit brings visitors from 81 countries

By Janene Pieters on December 20, 2016 - 12:20
The Bosch beast, built to celebrate Den Bosch year of Hieronymus Bosch, Dec 2016
The Bosch beast, built to celebrate Den Bosch year of Hieronymus Bosch, Dec 2016. (@BoschBeest / Twitter)

This year Den Bosch dedicated the entire year to locally born artist Hieronymus Bosch. During the year 1.3 million people visited the city. A small 422 thousand people from 81 different countries visited the Hieronymus Bosch - visions of a genius exhibition in the Noordbrabants Museum, Omroep Brabant reports.

The year of Hieronymus Bosch came to an official end on Sunday, with a party on the Wilhelminaplein. There was music and fireworks and the unveiling of the so-called Bosch Beast, a massive metal owl. 

But most of the attention was on the volunteers that made the year a success. They were personally thanked by Mayor ton Rombouts and given a bronze medal of apprecation. "Without these volunteers, there would have been no Bosch year", the mayor said. 

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