Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
One of the world’s most significant botanic and sculpture experiences, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park serves more than a half-million visitors annually. The 134-acre grounds feature Michigan’s largest tropical conservatory; one of the largest children’s gardens in the country; arid and Victorian gardens with bronze sculptures by Degas and Rodin; a carnivorous plant house; outdoor gardens; and a 1750-seat outdoor amphitheater, featuring an eclectic mix of world-renowned musicians every summer. The internationally acclaimed Sculpture Park features a permanent collection including works by Rodin, Oldenburg, Moore, Bourgeois, and Plensa among others. Indoor galleries host changing sculpture exhibitions with recent exhibitions by Picasso, Degas, di Suvero, Borofsky and Calder. During ArtPrize limited shuttle service to downtown will be provided.
Visitor Amenities
- Free public bathrooms: Yes
- Free public parking: Yes
- Physically accessible: Yes
2012 Entries hosted at this Venue
Bystander
June Lee
Some Assembly Required
Roger Reutimann
Skin
Deanna Morse
Untitled Blind Bust
Diana Al-Hadid
Once in a Blue Moon
John Buck
Toe to Toe
Khalil Chishtee
N 211
Zhang Dali
Torso Iguana
Isabel De Obaldia
Human Resources
Lawrence Epps
Quan
Carole Feuerman
The Dying We Lived Through
Anne Harrington Hughes
Phaethon
Rolf Jacobsen
Dance of Castoffs
Kurt Alfons Kaiser
Baby Boomer Pile Up
Jennifer McCandless
Overseer
Dora Natella
Foison and Fallow
Alison Saar
Canons
Cort Savage
Harriet and Louis
Carol Schwartz
Sally
Christy Singleton
Templum
Meri Tancredi
Labor
Angel Vapor
Untitled
Paloma Varga Weisz
This Mortal Coil Joy
Nan Nickson
A Cast Away
Lim Seung-Chun
Amazone
Eckhard Kremers
Venue Location
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
1000 East Beltline Ave. NE
Grand Rapids,
MI
49525
Hours of Operation
- Monday
- 9 am - 8 pm
- Tuesday
- 9 am - 8 pm
- Wednesday
- 9 am - 8 pm
- Thursday
- 9 am - 8 pm
- Friday
- 9 am - 10 pm
- Saturday
- 9 am - 10 pm
- Sunday
- 11 am - 6 pm