Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY
Who says you have to appreciate art indoors? Many of the great museums across the world have taken their sculptures outside to be appreciated. The next time you head out of town, be sure to look out for a local sculpture garden where you can appreciate art and nature. Featured above is Storm King Art Center, an hour's drive from New York City, and home to many great modern masters situated in 500 acres of lawns, fields, and woodlands.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
A park built on the National Mall to house sculptures from Calder to Kelly. Cool off in the hot summer months at dipping your feet into the central fountain, which turns into a stellar ice rink in the winter months.
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Minneapolis, MN
Former military grounds house a collection of eclectic works, including this work, Spoonbridge and Cherry by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen.
Museo Chillida-Leku, Hernani, Spain
A life dream of artist, Eduoardo Chillida, this museum houses over 40 of his sculptures alongside beech trees, oaks and magnolias.
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA
With the Puget Sound as its backdrop, the Olympic Sculpture Park allows you to reflect on art and take in breathtaking views.
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, UK
For the past thirty years, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park has housed both a permanent collection and rotating works set in a picturesque landscape.
Do you have a favorite outdoor sculpture park? Let us know in the comments!
The Kröller-Müller Museum near Arnhem in the Netherlands has a gallery with some great Van Gogh works (not the drab stuff) and a sculpture garden. Situated in the De Hoge Veluwe national park, grab yourself one of the 1700 free bicycles for a ride around the beautiful woodlands. Map here.
Thanks for sharing, what a great collection and an excuse to get out of Amsterdam. I'm adding that to my must see list.
You missed a great one; the garden of Soviet-era statues in Lithuania. Can't remember the name of the top of my head but it's a few hours by coach from Vilnius.
Is it Grutas Park? We have our own Soviet-era statue here in Seattle, the Lenin statue in Fremont.
Yes, that's the one I was thinking of. Sorry for being too lazy to look it up, but I was in a rush.
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