Person & artist museums in Friesland

The Jopie Huisman Museum is housed in a modern building designed specifically for the collection that is exhibited inside of it. The museum is dedicated to the work and life of the self-taught Dutch painter and draftsman Jopie Huisman (1922-2000). His work is a homage to the simple Frisian peasant l

The Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis Museum is part of Museum Willem van Haren. The museum is dedicated to Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis (1846-1919), the founder of Dutch socialism. The study room and library give an impression of Domela Nieuwenhuis' intellectual development and his private life. The mee

It Gysbert Japicxhûs is dedicated to the important Frisian writer Gysbert Japicx, who lived in Bolsward from 1603 to 1666. Besides focussing on this writer, the museum is also dedicated to the Frisian language. There are five ongoing exhibitions. One of the exhibitions illustrates the life and poetr

The Pier Pander Museum is located in the Prinsentuin. The museum is dedicated to the Frisian sculptor Pier Pander. The building that houses the museum consists of the museum and a temple. It illustrates the life and life work of Pier Pander. The temple features the marble sculptures Alba, Feeling, T

The Ruurd Wiersma Hûs Museum is housed in the former house of Ruurd Wiersma (1904-1980). Ruurd Wiersma was a Dutch painter whose painting style was known as naïve art. The walls and ceiling are completely painted. Each wall depicts one of the four seasons. The bedstead doors, the coal bucket and his