Sculpture Garden
Every Lowry Hill News story tagged Sculpture Garden.
Events
The Sculpture Garden Is Open, Free, and Made for a Summer Stroll
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden's 11 acres and more than 40 works, including Spoonbridge and Cherry, are open year-round at no charge.
Neighborhood
How the Garden Became a Top Stop for Visitors to the State
The free Minneapolis Sculpture Garden at the foot of Lowry Hill draws visitors from across the region to a park many neighbors treat as routine.
Neighborhood
The Garden's Quieter Icons Reward a Second Look
Theaster Gates's "Black Vessel for a Saint" rewards the kind of slow, repeat visit that the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden's most photographed work, "Spoonbridge and Cherry," rarely gets.
Opinion
The Case for Treating the Walker as a Public Square
Opinion: The Walker Art Center gives away enough access — a free, year-round sculpture garden and regular no-cost gallery hours — that Lowry Hill can reasonably treat it as shared civic space, not an occasional splurge.
Neighborhood
Since 1988, Millions Have Walked the Sculpture Garden
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden has drawn millions of visitors to the foot of Lowry Hill since it opened in 1988, and it still admits anyone free, every day.
Neighborhood
Walker's 'Show & Tell' Invites Lowry Hill Kids to Play With Art
The Walker Art Center's "Show & Tell: An Exhibition for Kids" runs through April 5, 2026, turning a set of galleries into a hands-on space built for children.
Events
Walker's 'Sculpture Court' brings the outdoor icons indoors
Famous for its outdoor garden, the Walker is turning attention indoors with an exhibit drawn from its archive.
Opinion
The Spoon Is Probably the State's Most Photographed Object
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's "Spoonbridge and Cherry" has become Minnesota's unofficial calling card, an unusual fate for a piece of contemporary art.
Neighborhood
An Accessible Walk Among Forty Sculptures
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, free to enter and rebuilt with level paths in 2017, makes its collection of more than 40 works reachable for visitors of varying mobility.
Opinion
The Sculpture Garden in Winter Is Its Own Exhibition
Opinion: Snow turns the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden's familiar works quieter and stranger, the off-season crowds thin to almost none, and that is exactly why winter is the best time to go.
Neighborhood
One of the Nation's Most-Visited Contemporary Museums Sits Next Door
The Walker Art Center, one of the most-visited contemporary art museums in the country, sits at the edge of Lowry Hill and draws about 700,000 visitors a year.
Neighborhood
A Museum and a Park Board, Sharing One Famous Garden
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden runs on a partnership, dating to its 1988 opening, between the Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.
Events
City of Lakes Art Fair Returns to Bde Maka Ska for an Autumn Weekend
More than 170 juried artists will set up booths along the northwest shore October 10 and 11.
Opinion
Why Everyone's Wedding Photos End Up at the Spoon
The free Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and its Spoonbridge and Cherry have become the region's default backdrop for weddings and milestone photos.
Events
Walker Art Center Lines Up a Season of Exhibitions and Performances
The contemporary museum pairs new shows with live programming.
Neighborhood
Where the Walker Art Center Meets the Neighborhood
Lowry Hill's northeastern edge runs up against the Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.
Neighborhood
Planning a Walker Visit: Hours, Garden Access and the Free Days
The Walker's galleries run on museum hours and charge admission, while the adjacent Sculpture Garden is free and open daily.
Neighborhood
The Detail Most Visitors Miss at Spoonbridge and Cherry
Water sprays from the base of the cherry's stem in Spoonbridge and Cherry, a detail Coosje van Bruggen designed to keep the fruit gleaming.
Events
Poetry Finds a Summer Home at the Walker
Free readings add the spoken word to the museum's warm-weather mix.
Neighborhood
More Than a Landmark: The Sculpture Garden Keeps Changing
Decades after opening, the park beside the Walker continues to reinvent itself.
Events
Friday Art-Making Sessions Bring Studio Time to the Garden
All summer, the Walker hosts free outdoor creativity sessions among the sculptures.
Opinion
Oldenburg and Van Bruggen's Mark on Minneapolis Endures
The artists behind Spoonbridge shaped how a generation sees public sculpture.
Events
The Walker Stacks Its Summer With Free Programming
Screenings, poetry, music and art-making fill the warm-weather calendar at no charge.
Events
Sculpture Garden Offers Free Family Programs Through the Season
The Walker's eleven-acre garden anchors a slate of open-air programming.
Neighborhood
Minneapolis Counts 300 Public Artworks. Lowry Hill Holds Some Gems
The city's public art map stretches well beyond the famous spoon at the Garden's edge.
Events
Spoonbridge and Cherry Anchors a Busy Art-Fair Weekend
Crowds wound through the Sculpture Garden as the Mother's Day fair returned.
Events
Mother's Day Weekend Brings the Art Fair Back to the Sculpture Garden
Booths return to the lawns around Spoonbridge and Cherry on May 9 and 10.
Events
This Weekend in the Neighborhood: Mother's Day Among the Sculptures
The Sculpture Garden art fair and a riverfront market headline the weekend.
Events
This Weekend in the Neighborhood: Art on the Lawn and Music by the Lake
A sculpture-garden art fair, free orchestra night and Saturday market headline the weekend.
Events
Free First Saturday Keeps the Walker's Doors Open to Everyone
Once a month the museum drops admission and builds a themed day of art-making for families.
Neighborhood
Forty Works, Eleven Acres: A Walk Through the Sculpture Garden
The free park beside the Walker holds far more than its famous spoon.
Neighborhood
How Spoonbridge and Cherry Became Lowry Hill's Front Yard
The story behind the giant spoon that has anchored the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden since 1988.
Events
The Chain of Lakes Gears Up for a Full Events Season
From spring cleanups to a fall art fair, the neighborhood's calendar fills out.
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