Destinations
Sculpture gardens and parks, private collections, museums and art centers, in the city or in the wilds.
Highlights
Tjuvholmen Sculpture Park, Oslo
Given the increasing power of large corporations and their monopolization of the common good, a movement is bound ...
MoreLatest Articles
Ekebergparken Sculpture Park, Oslo
The natural state does not truly exist on this planet anymore. The earth has been relentlessly turned over …
More Destinations 17/09/2019The Vostell Malpartida Museum
In the spring, the landscape of northern Spanish Extremadura is a display of warm greens and incandescent yellows, …
More Destinations 22/07/2019Postcard from the Zentrum Paul Klee
It is a bit of a magical place, at the end of line 12, right past the highway. …
More Destinations 27/03/2019Almourol Contemporary Sculpture Park
Oddly enough, in a country dominated by its capital city Lisbon, one needs to go to Vila Nova …
More Destinations 01/11/2018Le Château La Coste, France
In Puy-Sainte-Réparade, in the heart of Provence near Aix-en-Provence, the Château La Coste, a 500-acre vineyard, offers a …
More Destinations 25/05/2018The Oficina Brennand in Recife, Brazil
Located on the outskirts of Recife (Eastern tip of Brazil), the Oficina Brennand is accessible through a long …
More Destinations 13/05/2018CIAP Centre international d’art et du paysage, Vassivière island
Marianne Lanavère, director of the CIAP, and Marc Sautivet, founder of the first sculpture symposium on the Vassivière …
More Destinations 18/04/2018Queen Califia, Niki de Saint Phalle
Niki de Saint Phalle’s last monumental work is nestled in a large park where families go walk their …
More Destinations 23/11/2017Bold Tendencies
Ten years ago, Bold Tendencies grew out of a desire to find a space to show a group …
More Destinations 09/08/2017The Line : London’s first art walk
The Line is London’s first dedicated art walk, launched in May 2015. It was conceived as an outdoor …
More Destinations 09/06/2017Fondation Marta Pan – André Wogenscky’s Sculpture Garden
We discussed everything, Marta recalls. First question, the exterior. “What color would you like for the house?” I …
More Destinations 24/05/2017Outdoor sculptures at the Fondation de Coubertin
Located an hour by train from Paris in the regional natural park of the Haute Vallée de Chevreuse, …
More Destinations 11/05/2017Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden — UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles
Matisse’s four backs! Who knew they could be found elsewhere than at the Museum of Modern Art in …
More Destinations 19/04/2017Reykjavík: a City of Sculpture Gardens and Public Monuments
Iceland’s parliament, the oldest functioning legislative body in the world, currently meets in a small brick building in …
More Destinations 14/04/2017Barcelona: taking it outside!
Often referred to as “open sky museum”, Barcelona is a true gold mine when it comes to architecture, …
More Destinations 27/02/2017DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
It’s on a gorgeous fall day, when the bright colors of foliage become dazzling, that we set on …
More Destinations 27/01/2017Postcard from Venice
Every chance I get, I immerse myself again in Peggy’s universe, travel back in time, and imagine myself …
More Destinations 08/12/2016The Baltimore Museum of Art Sculpture Gardens
To let you discover new sculpture parks around the world, Sculpture Nature had the pleasure to ask a …
More Destinations 21/11/2016An Outdoor Museum Filled with Amazing Surprises : Middelheim Museum, Antwerp, Belgium
In the context of Sculpture Network’s 14th International Forum, I have been lucky enough to visit last month …
More Destinations 09/11/2016Chaumont-sur-Loire 2016 Artistic Program
Interview with Chantal Colleu-Dumond, director of the Domaine Chaumont-sur-Loire about the 2016 visual arts program. Domaine Régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire 41150 …
More Destinations 29/09/2016The sculpture park at the Domaine de Kerguéhennec
This year, the sculpture park at the Domaine de Kerguéhennec (Morbihan department) celebrates its 30th anniversary. For the …
More Destinations 26/08/2016Postcard from the International Center of Arts and Landscape at Vassivière Island
Walking across the long footbridge leading to Vassivière Island, one leaves something behind; one lightens. This is a …
More Destinations 19/08/2016Andy Goldsworthy Investigates the History of the Presidio of San Francisco
People often think of forests as wholly natural places. In this “wilderness” we sometimes see the world as …
More Destinations 12/08/2016Three Sculpture Gardens in Tuscany, Italy
This month, Sculpture Nature invites you to discover three of the most famous Tuscan sculpture gardens: The …
More Destinations 03/08/2016Escapade in the Empire of Signs
On our way to the Setouchi Triennale, we took a detour through Japan, where the landscape becomes a …
More Destinations 20/07/2016Postcard from Rio de Janeiro
Sítio Roberto Burle Marx, Barra de Guaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Roberto Burle Marx, mostly known as a landscape …
More Destinations 21/06/2016New Garden at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park: the Richard & Helen DeVos Japanese Garden.
The story of the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park (West Michigan, USA) started long before its opening …
More Destinations 31/05/2016Postcard from Cambodia
Khmer temples of Ta Prohm and Preah Khan, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Anonymous. No art or installation per se. …
More Destinations 27/05/2016Estuary Nantes Saint-Nazaire. An Outdoor Collection
Since 2007, the Loire river estuary keeps evolving. Better yet, it has become an outdoor museum which can …
More Destinations 04/05/2016The Norton Simon Museum Sculpture Garden
Nine magnificent sculptures by Henry Moore, three of the most beautiful Aristide Maillol, eight Auguste Rodin, and other …
More Destinations 28/04/2016Interview with the Fields Sculpture Park curator, Nicole Hayes
Omi International Arts Center comprises sixty acres of land and woods. The Fields Sculpture Park offers nearly eighty …
More Destinations 26/04/2016The Maeght Foundation, a Timeless Must-See
A must-see: the Maeght Foundation remains a magical site! Its inauguration soirees, featuring artists, jazz singers and intellectuals, …
More Destinations 13/04/2016The Château d’Arsac and its sculpture garden: interview with Philippe Raoux.
Philippe Raoux, owner of the Château d’Arsac and contemporary art collector, answered a few questions on the …
More Destinations 08/03/2016Inhotim, an extraordinary garden
Located an hour drive from Belo Horizonte in South East Brazil, the open sky Inhotim museum is an …
More Destinations 09/02/2016A Tour of Storm King with Director David Collens
An hour drive north of New York City, Storm King Art Center, one of the largest sculpture parks …
More Destinations 26/11/2015An interactive map to discover Andy Goldsworthy’s Refuge d’Art around Digne-les-Bains
British artist Andy Goldsworthy has been working since 1995 on Refuge d’Art, a magnificent project that has been …
More Destinations 25/05/2015In New York, the new Whitney museum opens up to the outdoors.
The Whitney Museum of American Art was founded in 1930 by sculptor and collector Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney to …
More Destinations 12/05/2015Enea Tree Museum, Another Vision on Outdoor Sculpture
In entering Enea Gardens, an hour away south of Zurich, you will be greated by works of art …
More Destinations 16/04/2015The Return of the Great Patrons of the Arts
They are wealthy and enterprising. But that’s not enough. Today, they want to become art collectors and patrons …
More Destinations 12/04/2015Imperial Sculptures, The Benches of Inhotim
When visiting the Brazilian contemporary arts garden of Inhotim, for the first time -or even the second or …
More Destinations 08/04/2015The Fields Sculpture Park at OMI International Arts Center
Founded by Francis J. Greenburger, Omi International Arts Center is mostly known for its residency programs, which host …
More Destinations 19/03/2015Parque de La Memoria, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Facing the water, behind the University of Buenos Aires, stands the Parque de la Memoria, a park displaying …
More