Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Museum and park in Michigan, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is a 158-acre (64 ha) botanical garden, art museum,[3] and outdoor sculpture park located in Grand Rapids Township, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1995, Meijer Gardens quickly established itself in the Midwest as a major cultural attraction jointly focused on horticulture and sculpture.[4]
Established | 1995 (1995) |
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Location | 1000 East Beltline Ave NE Grand Rapids, Michigan United States |
Coordinates | 42.981°N 85.591°W / 42.981; -85.591 |
Type | Art Museum Botanical Garden |
Key holdings | Iron Tree by Ai Weiwei[1] Galileo's Wedge & archives of Beverly Pepper[2] |
Collections | Sculpture |
Collection size | 300 |
Visitors | 750,000 |
CEO | Charles Burke |
Curator | Suzanne Ramljak |
Architect | Cox, Medendorp & Olson Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects |
Nearest parking | On site (no charge) |
Website | MeijerGardens.org |
Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park includes a tropical conservatory, an 8-acre Japanese garden, major works of modern and contemporary sculpture on the grounds and indoors, along with a series of outdoor gardens and nature trails.
It is a well attended cultural site in Michigan, having attracted 750,000 visitors annually between 2015 - 2017.[5] Meijer Gardens has continued to grow its permanent collection of sculpture from major figures in Modern and Contemporary art[6] while building additional structures for indoor and outdoor gardens. In 2018, Meijer Gardens was included as one of "Eleven of the World's Greatest Sculpture Parks" by Artsy.[7] In 2023, USA Today voted the park the #1 Sculpture Park in the United States as part of their 10Best Readers Choice Awards.[8]