Founded in 1969, the Hakone Open-Air Museum promotes outdoor sculptures as pieces of environmental art in a range of styles and genres. Against a background of blue skies and the Hakone mountains, Henry Moore’s 10 figures are popular, while the indoor Picasso Pavilion holds 300 of the renowned artist’s works.
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Nicknamed ‘Nek Chand’s Rock Garden,’ for its founder, this 40-acre display is made entirely from recycled elements. The sculptures here — which make use of discarded ceramics, stones and other materials — depict an Indian village. Vegetation and water features vividly bring the space to life.
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museum in Minas Gerais sits in lush botanical gardens filled with 700 works created by more than 60 artists from some 40 countries. The museum houses a mixture of inspiring large-scale works, sculptures, photography and more to educate visitors about the bond between art and nature.
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Hidden in the Jura mountains, the historic Kloster Schoenthal Monastery’s spectacular sculpture collection comprises work by both international and Swiss artists. Tours last from one to four hours, allowing visitors to catch sight of the 33 (at last count) sculptures portraying different stories.
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KLOSTER SCHOENTHAL, SWITZERLAND
INHOTIM, BRAZIL This contemporary art
THE ROCK GARDEN OF CHANDIGARH, INDIA
THE HAKONE OPEN-AIR MUSEUM, JAPAN
Top five north american sculpture parks
Donald Forster Sculpture Park, Ontario On the grounds of the Art Gallery of Guelph, large works showcase diverse Canadian and international sculptors.
Storm King Art Center, New York Located in the Hudson Valley, Storm King’s bold, large sculptures cover 500 acres.
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Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Created in 1988, this sculpture garden is home to well- known works such as Katharina Fritsch’s Hahn/Cock and James Turrell’s Sky Pesher.
Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Sydney and Walda Besthoff provided initial funding for this pretty park in 2003. It now has more than 90 works.
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deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Massachusetts Along with changing exhibitions of New England art, the park offers nature tours and talks with the artists.
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