M.C. Escher is renowned for his extraordinary graphic works in which he plays with perspective, space and repetition. Through the combination of art and mathematical ideas, his work has had a global influence, both within the art world and in education, as well as in the development of films and the gaming industry. However, it is less well known that he was inspired by Islamic architecture and mosaic patterns after two visits to the medieval fortress and palace complex Alhambra in Granada, Spain. In the colourful patterns on ceramics that he sees during his travels, he recognises his own newly awakened quest for rhythm, repetition and transformation. Ninety years after Escher's last visit to the Alhambra, Escher in The Palace presents an exhibition that connects this historical story with the present.