The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is an 11-acre (4.5 ha) park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States.[1] It is located near the Walker Art Center, which operates it in coordination with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. It reopened June 10, 2017 after a reconstruction that resulted with the Walker and Sculpture Garden being unified as one 19-acre campus.[2] It is one of the largest urbansculpture gardens in the country, with 40 permanent art installations and several other temporary pieces that are moved in and out periodically.[3][4]
The park is located to the west of Loring Park and the Basilica of Saint Mary. The land was first purchased by the park board around the start of the 20th century, when it was known as "The Parade" because it had been used for military drills. It became known as the Armory Gardens after park superintendent Theodore Wirth created a formal design that included a U.S. National Guard armory (Kenwood Armory) for Spanish War volunteers.
Working as a civic and cultural center, in 1913 a floral convention transformed the land into floral gardens, which it remained for the next 50 years. In 1934, six years after the Walker Art Gallery opened across the street, the Armory was demolished for its instability, and a new Armory built in downtown Minneapolis, turning the Armory Gardens over to the Minneapolis Park Board. Since 1908 the area of today's Sculpture Garden and land to the west had been used for sport recreation via mildly-improved playing fields and the 1950 construction of the original Parade Stadium. In 1988, the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden opened, designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes and landscape architects Quinnel and Rothschild.[5] Parade Stadium was demolished in 1990, two years later the Garden was expanded, adding 3.5 acres (1.4 ha). Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates, Inc. designed the northward extension to complement the original space with a more open area that features a walkway and the 300-foot-long (91 m) Alene Grossman Memorial Arbor.
^Minnesota Public Gardens, , Public Gardens of Minnesota, archived from the original on 2011-11-30, retrieved 2009-11-13
^Sculpture Magazine Online, "Minneapolis Sculpture Garden", International Sculpture Center
^Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen, "Chronology of Large-Scale Projects by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen", oldenburgvanbruggen.com[permanent dead link]
^Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, "A bridge that's a work of art", artsconnected
^Kerr, Euan; Maldonado-Medina, Jeyca (25 May 2017). "Iconic blue rooster installed in Sculpture Garden". MPR News.
^Hyatt, Kim (23 July 2021). "Beloved wind chime installation returns to Minneapolis Sculpture Garden". Star Tribune.
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minneapolis, sculpture, garden, acre, park, minneapolis, minnesota, united, states, located, near, walker, center, which, operates, coordination, with, minneapolis, park, recreation, board, reopened, june, 2017, after, reconstruction, that, resulted, with, wal. The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is an 11 acre 4 5 ha park in Minneapolis Minnesota in the United States 1 It is located near the Walker Art Center which operates it in coordination with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board It reopened June 10 2017 after a reconstruction that resulted with the Walker and Sculpture Garden being unified as one 19 acre campus 2 It is one of the largest urban sculpture gardens in the country with 40 permanent art installations and several other temporary pieces that are moved in and out periodically 3 4 Minneapolis Sculpture GardenTypeSculpture parkLocationMinneapolis Minnesota United StatesCoordinates44 58 13 N 93 17 20 W 44 97028 N 93 28889 W 44 97028 93 28889 Coordinates 44 58 13 N 93 17 20 W 44 97028 N 93 28889 W 44 97028 93 28889Area11 acres 4 5 ha Created1988Operated byWalker Art Center Minneapolis Park and Recreation BoardThe park is located to the west of Loring Park and the Basilica of Saint Mary The land was first purchased by the park board around the start of the 20th century when it was known as The Parade because it had been used for military drills It became known as the Armory Gardens after park superintendent Theodore Wirth created a formal design that included a U S National Guard armory Kenwood Armory for Spanish War volunteers Working as a civic and cultural center in 1913 a floral convention transformed the land into floral gardens which it remained for the next 50 years In 1934 six years after the Walker Art Gallery opened across the street the Armory was demolished for its instability and a new Armory built in downtown Minneapolis turning the Armory Gardens over to the Minneapolis Park Board Since 1908 the area of today s Sculpture Garden and land to the west had been used for sport recreation via mildly improved playing fields and the 1950 construction of the original Parade Stadium In 1988 the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden opened designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes and landscape architects Quinnel and Rothschild 5 Parade Stadium was demolished in 1990 two years later the Garden was expanded adding 3 5 acres 1 4 ha Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates Inc designed the northward extension to complement the original space with a more open area that features a walkway and the 300 foot long 91 m Alene Grossman Memorial Arbor The centerpiece of the garden is the Spoonbridge and Cherry 1985 1988 fountain designed by husband and wife Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen 6 A pedestrian bridge the Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge 1987 designed by Siah Armajani now crosses Hennepin Avenue connecting the sculpture garden to Loring Park 7 Notable Installations EditSpoonbridge and Cherry Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen Hahn Cock Katharina Fritsch 8 Wind Chime Pierre Huyghe 9 References Edit Minneapolis Park amp Recreation Board Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Minneapolis Park amp Recreation Board archived from the original on 2005 03 06 Campus Renovation Walker Art Center www walkerart org Retrieved 2016 05 06 Arts amp Culture Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Explore Minnesota Minnesota Public Gardens Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Cowles Conservatory Public Gardens of Minnesota archived from the original on 2011 11 30 retrieved 2009 11 13 Sculpture Magazine Online Minneapolis Sculpture Garden International Sculpture Center Claes Oldenburg amp Coosje van Bruggen Chronology of Large Scale Projects by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen oldenburgvanbruggen com permanent dead link Minneapolis Sculpture Garden A bridge that s a work of art artsconnected Kerr Euan Maldonado Medina Jeyca 25 May 2017 Iconic blue rooster installed in Sculpture Garden MPR News Hyatt Kim 23 July 2021 Beloved wind chime installation returns to Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Star Tribune External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Parade Stadium Minneapolis in MNopedia the Minnesota Encyclopedia Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Minneapolis Park amp Recreation Board Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Walker Art Center Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minneapolis Sculpture Garden amp oldid 1045189761, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
