Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Location within Michigan | |
| Established | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Location | 1000 East Beltline Ave NE Grand Rapids, Michigan United States |
| Coordinates | 42°58′52″N 85°35′28″W / 42.981°N 85.591°W |
| 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 |
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is a 158-acre (64 ha) botanical garden, art museum,[3] and outdoor sculpture park in Grand Rapids Township, Michigan, United States. The Meijer Gardens quickly became a major attraction in the Midwest after it opened in 1995.[4]
References
- ↑ Sharp, Sarah Rose (2017-05-11). "Weighing Ai Weiwei's Work Amid Butterflies and Botanical Life". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "Exhibition planned from sculptor Beverly Pepper's archives". The Seattle Times. 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ↑ Kaczmarczyk, Jeffrey (2010-04-20). "Frederik Meijer Gardens among 100 most visited museums in world". mlive. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ↑ "Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park: A Garden Oasis Among Urban Development". Western Michigan Sustainable Business Forum. 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2020-05-19.