Jan Nicolaas van Munster (Gorinchem, 3 July 1939 – 28 May 2024) was a Dutch sculptor and installation artist whose work appears in many public places in the Netherlands and Germany.

[1][2] Van Munster studied from 1955 to 1957 at the Academy of Fine Arts and Applied Sciences in Rotterdam, and from 1957 to 1960 at the Instituut voor Kunstnijverheidsonderwijs in Amsterdam.

[5] Since 2011, this foundation has managed an artist residency and exhibition space located in a former water tower and adjacent buildings in the Dutch village Oost-Souburg.

He worked in wood, stone, bronze, glass, and other materials, and has also produced light sculptures and video art.

Van Munster's 1981 work Energie-Piek ijs was pictured on the inside cover of the 1988 Joy Division compilation CD Substance, while his light sculpture Plus et Min featured on the inner sleeve art of the reissued single Atmosphere released from the same album.