Museum, gallery and studio
Museum/Gallery Eddy Roos near Uithuizen is a combination of museum, gallery and studios in the polder. More than 150 sculptures, drawings and prints show the development of over sixty years of artistic practice. You see not only the finished work of art but also something of the process behind it: from first drawing and study to wax, plaster and finally bronze. Films about dance, movement and the making of the sculptures offer further insight into this way of working. Alongside the permanent collection, there are temporary exhibitions by the Stichting Figuratieve Abstractie (Figurative Abstraction Foundation).
Sculpture, movement and geometry
For Eddy Roos, sculpture, movement, architecture and landscape are closely connected. The golden ratio and the plastic number play an important role in his work, with the human scale as a recurring starting point. His research into the relationship between sculpture and space also goes back to classical Greek architecture. Studies of the architect Libon of Olympia and the proportions of his temple are an important source of inspiration.
From sketch to monumental sculpture
In the museum and studio you can follow the creation of a sculpture up close. A first idea develops through drawings and models into a three-dimensional form. The sculpture is then built up in sculptor’s wax, cast in plaster and finally executed in bronze.
Life’s work: the sculpture garden at Borg Verhildersum
Alongside the museum, Eddy Roos has, in his own words, been working for 52 years on his life’s work: thirteen large sculptures and the garden architecture around them in the garden of Borg Verhildersum in Leens. Sculptures and garden were designed together using the golden ratio. On the rear field, the sculptures revolve around the five elements, with the ether at the centre. The last sculpture, ‘Fire’ (Vuur), has yet to be realised. The museum in Uithuizen shows the entire project, from the first designs to the finished work.
Dance as living sculpture
Dance and movement are an essential part of Eddy Roos’s artistic practice. In his dance films he explores emotion and geometry as a whole. Where a sculpture captures a single moment of a movement, film and large drawings let the movement unfold over time. Films about dance and sculpture can be found on the YouTube channel Eddy Roos Dance.
Masterclasses
In summer, Eddy Roos runs three-week masterclasses on the figure, portraiture and drawing, and on searching for abstraction in a figurative image from a model. Information and registration: eddyroos49@gmail.com.
Before you go
The museum is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 13:00 to 18:00. On weekdays you can visit by appointment.
Sources
Text and practical information supplied by the museum on 1 October 2026. Supplemented by Eddy Roos on 5 October 2026.