Walker Art Center

Separating the four courtyards of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden are two perpendicular, gravel-lined walkways, or allées, planted at regular intervals with linden trees.

Surrounded by palm trees, Frank Gehry’s Standing Glass Fish (1986) is the focus of the central house of the Cowles Conservatory.

The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden virtual tours provide an opportunity to visit the Garden from any location in the world. Choose a destination from the list on the right to view a 360-degree QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR) movie.

VRML Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
Commissioned in 1998 by the Walker Art Center's Gallery 9, the VRML Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is a virtual reality tour of the Garden grounds. In this experiment into the possibilities of Web-based 3-D environments, the viewer moves down Garden pathways, discovering key monuments in the park. Requires VRML 2.0 plug-in.

Sol LeWitt was commissioned to design a crosswalk between the Walker and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden for the Garden's inauguration. Lines in Two Directions (1988), visible in this QTVR movie, has since been removed due to the negative effects of many hard winters.

The southern half of the garden is composed of four courtyards, each 100 feet square and bordered by dense evergreen hedges planted in low, carnelian granite walls. Works by Tony Smith, Ellsworth Kelly, and Richard Serra are visible in this “outdoor gallery.”

Free guided tours of the Garden are offered May though August. For a schedule, visit the Walker lobby desk or call 612.375.7609.

Private group tours can be scheduled online at learn.walkerart.org or by calling 612.375.7609. Tours for visitors with disabilities are available with advance notice.

A Family Guide to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden for kids ages 5 and up with adults.

Head out to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden to scout out garden treasures while making art and playing games together. Designed to complement different learning styles and multiple age levels, the activities promise surprising new adventures with every visit. Available for free check out at the Bazinet Garden Lobby desk with valid ID.

Use your cell phone to listen to artists and curators discuss works in the Garden. Look for the Art on Call symbol on sculpture labels or pick up a map from the lobby desk. Call 612.374.8200 and enter the four-digit code. To subscribe to the podcast, visit newmedia.walkerart.org/aoc.