Frederik Meijer Gardens And Sculpture Park
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is a 132-acre (53 ha) botanical garden and outdoor sculpture park located in Grand Rapids Township, Michigan in Kent County. Commonly referred to as Meijer Gardens, it has quickly become one of the most significant sculpture experiences in the Midwest and an emerging worldwide cultural destination.
There's nothing quite like Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park this side of the Kroller-Muller Museum and Sculpture Park in The Netherlands – The Wall Street Journal, April 2005
In May, 2009 it was named one of the top "30 Must-See Museums" in the world. It is Michigan's second-largest tourist attraction and is a feature venue in ArtPrize, the largest art competition decided by public vote. In ArtPrize 2012, it debuted "Quan", an outdoor sculpture by Carole Feuerman, as part of its fall group show "Body Double: The Figure in Contemporary Sculpture". Feuerman's sculpture ranked in the top 50 of the competition, drawing in crowds to the sculpture park.
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