Art on the map | The Beemster
The Kunst op de Kaart walking route through De Beemster takes you along 16 works of art. The route starts at the De Beemster Visitor Centre.
Besides this walking route, there are three more cycling routes describing Purmerend's artworks, in different districts. There is also an Art on the map walking route that takes you past 17 works of art in Purmerend's town centre. Find a complete overview of all Kunst op de kaart routes here.
Click here for the Art on the map cycle routes | Overwhere - Wheermolen, Purmer - Gors & Centrum - Gors - Weidevenne
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Beemster Visitor CentreMiddenweg 185
1462 HJ Middenbeemster
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Monument Keyser Climb
Monument donated by the municipality of Beemster to its present and future inhabitants on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Droogmakerij de Beemster.
Monument Keyser Climb
Monument donated by the municipality of Beemster to its present and future inhabitants on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Droogmakerij de Beemster.
The monument was unveiled by Mayor H.N.G. Brinkman of Beemster and dike grave L.H.M. Kohsiek of Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier on 4 July 2012.
Labyrinth - Hans Leutscher
In its original historical sense, a labyrinth is the designation for a linear form, a sign, which had its origins in prehistoric times.
Labyrinth - Hans Leutscher
In its original historical sense, a labyrinth is the designation for a linear form, a sign, which had its origins in prehistoric times.
In our current parlance, a labyrinth can be understood as an indistinguishable situation that has a structure but is not so clearly perceptible. Metaphorically, then, everyone's life can be understood as a quest through an imaginary labyrinth, on the way to insight and self-knowledge.
Garden Guide (1995)
A joint publication of VVV Agency 'Beemsterś Welvaart' the Cultural Department of the Municipality of Beemster.
Garden Guide (1995)
A joint publication of VVV Agency 'Beemsterś Welvaart' the Cultural Department of the Municipality of Beemster.
Drawn for worries mind & Sleep for hunted child - Loek Hambeukers
When making sculptures, the artist sometimes finds that they cannot actually be small enough.
Drawn for worries mind & Sleep for hunted child - Loek Hambeukers
When making sculptures, the artist sometimes finds that they cannot actually be small enough.
He would want to leave them in an endless steppe; where another could ever find them.
Z.T Cubic Model - Sjoerd Buisman
... in most of his sculptures, the artist seems interested in the possibility of intervening in natural laws ...
Z.T Cubic Model - Sjoerd Buisman
... in most of his sculptures, the artist seems interested in the possibility of intervening in natural laws ...
Horizon - Ton Kalle
The sculpture was created as a result of a study trip to the Hoggar Mountains in Africa: many stones, many horizons and an ever-present sun that makes it all feel like a vibration....
Horizon - Ton Kalle
The sculpture was created as a result of a study trip to the Hoggar Mountains in Africa: many stones, many horizons and an ever-present sun that makes it all feel like a vibration.
Sunken square - Gerard Höweler (2000)
This artwork lies in the grass. Two stones with a square in the middle.
Sunken square - Gerard Höweler (2000)
This artwork lies in the grass. Two stones with a square in the middle.
Careful with children - Marijke Oosterman (1996)
Symbolises the merging of unboundedness with the certain.
Careful with children - Marijke Oosterman (1996)
Symbolises the merging of unboundedness with the certain.
Möbius cycle - Erik van Spronsen
In the front view, the 24 elements describe a complete circle of 360° but also always tilt 7½° transversely, so that an element is turned 180°, i.e. upside down, after a circular passage.
Möbius cycle - Erik van Spronsen
In the front view, the 24 elements describe a complete circle of 360° but also always tilt 7½° transversely, so that an element is turned 180°, i.e. upside down, after a circular passage.
A form emerges, where notions of inside and front no longer apply, as they gradually morph into their opposite.
Arcadian - Sjef Voets
This artwork stands in the grass. It is two separate parts that flow into each other and appear to be in one piece.
Arcadian - Sjef Voets
This artwork stands in the grass. It is two separate parts that flow into each other and appear to be in one piece.
Water-image - Bram Bus (1993)
The artwork is in the pond; a water flower.
Model 3-92 - Fons Brasser
This sculpture stems from an asymmetrical pentagon developed by the artist himself, which incorporates a spiral principle.
Model 3-92 - Fons Brasser
This sculpture stems from an asymmetrical pentagon developed by the artist himself, which incorporates a spiral principle.
The material is cast iron because he wanted to make the most perfect "outdoor sculpture" possible. The upper block appears to have been cut from the lower one, then tilted and shifted.
Line-point plane II - Egidius Knops
As the title line-dot-plane suggests, the so-named work is a composition made up of lines, point and planes.
Line-point plane II - Egidius Knops
As the title line-dot-plane suggests, the so-named work is a composition made up of lines, point and planes.
The column as a base and supporting element balances on a single "point" intersecting "lines", supporting a body (cube) made up of "planes". A game with gravity and balance, static and unstable, Ying and Yang. An interplay of forms where abstract constructed elements evoke associations going back to nature. A connection is created between architecture and nature.
In Balance - Gerard Höweler
The artist tries to achieve a shaky balance with pieces of stone stacked on top of each other, which are pieces from a circle.
In Balance - Gerard Höweler
The artist tries to achieve a shaky balance with pieces of stone stacked on top of each other, which are pieces from a circle.
It is, incidentally, a seemingly shaky affair. Exciting, however, is this performance. He is inspired by stone as a material and by the way it is worked. The material represents mass, volume and weight.
Vision - Petra Boshart
Both the words vision and vision are wrapped up in the English word.
Vision - Petra Boshart
Both the words vision and vision are wrapped up in the English word.
On the one hand, it is an outward look: a vision of the world; on the other, an inward look: an image of the mind's eye. It is your own eye before which you can see. The narrow slit and rays are also reminiscent of an instrument to catch the sun's light.
Resistance monument - J. Plas (1945)
The resistance monument in Middenbeemster was erected in memory of 11 local resistance fighters who lost their lives in the fight for peace and freedom during World War II.
Resistance monument - J. Plas (1945)
The resistance monument in Middenbeemster was erected in memory of 11 local resistance fighters who lost their lives in the fight for peace and freedom during World War II.
The names of the 11 resistance fighters who died are: Cornelis ten Hoope, Nicolaas Jonk, Jan Ruijter, Joris Ruijter, Jan Prins, Arie Prins, Ben Hollander, Gerrit Hoogstraaten, Jaap Groot jzn., Elias Doets and Koen Rozendaal.
