Sculpture
Meijer Gardens includes a 30-acre (12 ha) outdoor sculpture park, which opened on May 16, 2002. It features more than 170 sculptures by world-renowned artists including Magdalena Abakanowicz, Jonathan Borofsky, Alexander Calder, Tony Smith, Anthony Caro, Anthony Gormley, Mark di Suvero, Henry Moore, Claes Oldenburg, Marshall Fredericks, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Dale Chihuly, Laura Ford and Kenneth Snelson among others. The collection includes numerous monumental sculptures exhibited outdoors, throughout all areas of the property, as well as indoors in the conservatory, specialty gardens and gallery.
Among the many highlights for visitors is Nina Akamu’s The American Horse, created in homage to Leonardo da Vinci's original commission by the Duke of Milan as well as selected works by Rodin and Degas featured in the Victorian Conservatory.
The Sculpture Program at Meijer Gardens features three temporary exhibitions annually. Featured exhibitions included works by Andy Goldsworthy, Tom Otterness, Magdalena Abakanowicz, George Rickey and Jaume Plensa.
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