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Museum Beelden aan Zee

Museum Beelden aan Zee

Museum Beelden aan Zee is a sculpture museum in Scheveningen, The Hague, uniquely built into the dunes and hidden from view. Founded in 1994, it focuses exclusively on modern and contemporary sculpture, especially the human figure. Designed by Wim Quist, the museum features both indoor galleries and a whimsical outdoor sculpture garden by Tom Otterness.

Openingstijden

  • Monday: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
  • Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Hoe er te komen

Harteveltstraat 1, 2586 EL Den Haag, Netherlands.

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€17.50

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Museum Beelden aan Zee in Scheveningen is the Netherlands’ only museum dedicated solely to modern and contemporary sculpture, especially focused on the human figure. Built discreetly into the dunes with a design that blends into the landscape, it features both indoor galleries and a playful outdoor sculpture garden along the beach.

🎨 Current & Upcoming Exhibitions

  • Ryan Gander X Edgar Degas – Pas de Deux
    June 20, 2025 – January 4, 2026
    A collaborative exhibition blending the works of Ryan Gander and Edgar Degas.
  • Tania Kovats – Oceanic
    June 20, 2025 – January 4, 2026
    An exhibition exploring the theme of the ocean through sculpture.
  • Erwin de Vries
    November 7, 2025 – March 1, 2026
    A retrospective of the works of Erwin de Vries.

🖼️ Permanent Collection Highlights

The museum's permanent collection focuses on the human figure, featuring works in various materials such as bronze, stone, ceramics, and modern synthetics. Notable artists represented include:

  • Fernando Botero
  • Tony Cragg
  • Jaume Plensa
  • Kiki Smith
  • Igor Mitoraj
  • Giacomo Manzù
  • Charlotte van Pallandt
  • William Turnbull

Additionally, the museum features a Portrait Gallery with sculptures of notable figures such as Johan Cruijff, Queen Máxima, and Wim Duisenberg. The Medallion and Print Gallery showcases sculptural medallions and related artworks.

🏛️ Architecture & Setting

Designed by architect Wim Quist, the museum is built into the dunes of Scheveningen, making it nearly invisible from the outside. Its circular layout and use of sand-colored materials blend seamlessly with the natural surroundings. The museum offers panoramic views of the sea from its terraces and the 'Zeezaal' (Sea Hall), creating a harmonious connection between art, architecture, and nature.

Enkele hoogtepunten van Museum Beelden aan Zee

Erwin de Vries (Paramaribo, 1929 - 2018)

Museum Beelden aan Zee is staging a retrospective exhibition with works by the Suriname artist Erwin de Vries (Paramaribo, 1929 - 2018) in the context of fifty years independence of Suriname – an event which will be celebrated in the Netherlands next autumn with a variety of activities. At the age of eighteen Erwin de Vries moved to the Netherlands, where he trained at the art academy in The Hague and at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. He quickly went on to make his name as a sculptor and painter. De Vries is the artist of the National Monument to the History of Slavery in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam, where the keti koti (broken chains) commemoration takes place annually on July 1 in memory of the abolition of slavery in Suriname and in the Dutch Caribbean.

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Ego-Alterego: Duel of Duet

Sculptor Linda Verkaaik (1956) is fascinated by the idea of dualism. Verkaaik works in both large and small scale. She makes accessible, big installations in public spaces, engages in landscape art, stand-alone sculptures and sculptural medals. Regardless of the medium or size, the reality and duality always shines through. In museum Beelden aan Zee she presents sculptural medals. During her studies at the Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Utrecht, and later at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam, Verkaaik often integrated two worlds into her art: such as culture and nature, power and powerlessness, intelligence and stupidity, above water (life) and under water (death). A medal, with its front and back, is perfectly suited to visualize this duality: image versus shadow image. Verkaaik is not necessarily positive in her dualistic world view. According to the artist, one pole often deceives the other: "betrayal of death on life, betrayal of human to human, animal to animal, human to animal, nature to human, human to nature... betrayal of myself, betrayal by myself. Ego-alterego".

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Ana Oosting Breaking Waves

a striking, site-specific installation at Museum Beelden aan Zee in The Hague that merges art, science, and immersive experience. Featuring ten large, floating "sea creatures" meticulously crafted from hyper-precise waterbomb-folded panels, the work enacts wave patterns of the North Sea in motion. As viewers move through the space, the installation shifts from individual floating forms into a cohesive seascape, accompanied by an evocative soundscape—ranging from whale-like melodies to coastal wind echoes and crashing waves .

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