The Jheronimus Bosch Art Center is a museum located in the former New St. James Church on Jeroen Boschplein in 's-Hertogenbosch, the capital of North Brabant, in the Netherlands.
Since 2007, there has been a permanent retrospective exhibition here on the life and work of the painter Hieronymus Bosch, who was born in the town.
The Franco-Dutch War eased religious tensions, and made that the parish could build a chapel in Sint Jacobs Street.
[2] The new church was built in neo-classical style with a wooden dome to a design by Arnoldus van Veggel.
The architects were Jan Stuyt and Jos Cuypers, who designed the church in Byzantine Revival style.
When the Jeroen Bosch Art Centre was established in the church, the parking lot became a town square.
The inside of the dome proper shows the Star of Bethlehem with the constellations visible in Europe and was painted by F.J.
The main part of the exhibition consists of around 60 photographic replicas of the paintings and drawings of Jheronimus Bosch.
A selection of contemporary works of art, inspired by, or associated with Bosch, is also part of the permanent exhibition.
[11] Standing in one corner of the main hall is the working reconstruction of a medieval astronomical clock, including moving figures representing the procession of the Biblical Magi and the Last Judgement.
A smaller exhibition, downstairs, in the former boiler room of the church, is a historical mock-up of how Jheronimus Bosch's studio may have looked.
The inspiration for this came from a fountain, which can be seen in one of Bosch's most famous paintings, The Garden of Earthly Delights.
A transparent glass lift in the church tower leads up to further exhibition spaces and to the highest level at 40 meters, whence one can enjoy impressive views over the city.