Sculpture Gardens

Like so much, the concept of a sculpture garden originates with the classic world.  The ancient Greeks knew well of the special relationships between man and nature and sought to adorn their own spaces with forms that were integral to their lives.  The Museum maintains two outdoor sculpture gardens for the installation and exhibition of monumental works by international as well as Florida artists.

The Museum's two-acre outdoor sculpture garden at its Palmetto Park Road art school facility fronts a major east-west highway connecting I-95 with US1 and A1A, enabling thousands of travelers to see works installed in this very public site. Highlights of the Art School campus public sculpture garden include work by Jack Youngerman, Charles Ginnever, Jorge Segui, Alan Sonfist, David Hayes and Florida sculptor Barbara Neijna.

At the Museum's facility in Mizner Park, more than 20 significant works by internationally-known artists are installed on the Museum's exterior grounds as well as a walled sculpture garden. Works on both permanent and rotating exhibitions include contemporary monumental bronzes by international artists Arman (French), Lynn Chadwick (British), Sandro Chia and Rabarama (Italian), Jorge Jiménez Deredia (Costa Rican), Julio Larraz (Cuban), Sophia Vari (Greek), Heriberto Juárez Castañeda (Mexican), Ernest Trova and Steve Tobin (American).