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Museum and sculpture garden · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Walker Art Center and Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
Contemporary art museum and sculpture garden featuring Spoonbridge and Cherry, the giant spoon with a cherry.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
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About Walker Art Center and Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
The Walker Art Center is one of the United States’ leading contemporary art museums, with exhibitions of visual art, film, dance and music, housed in a dark-brick building expanded with an aluminum wing. The collection includes 20th- and 21st-century artists such as Andy Warhol, Chuck Close and Kara Walker.
Facing the museum, the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden covers about 4.5 hectares with more than 40 outdoor works. The best-known piece is Spoonbridge and Cherry, by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen — a giant spoon with a cherry on a reflecting pool that has become a city symbol. There is also a giant blue rooster and the Cowles Conservatory, which contains a glass fish sculpture by Frank Gehry.
A pedestrian bridge links the garden to Loring Park and downtown.
Before you go
Practical information
Cidade Turismo reviews its information regularly, but something may have changed. Check with the place before planning your trip.
How much time to set aside
Two to three hours.
Best time
The garden from May to October during daytime; the museum year-round, including winter.
How to get there
In the Lowry Hill neighborhood, about 2 km from downtown, within walking distance via the Loring Park bridge or by bus.
Tip
The sculpture garden has free entry; the museum charges admission and has some free admission days. Check the website.
Official website
Get your questions answered
Frequently asked questions about Walker Art Center and Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
Do you have to pay to enter the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden?
There is no charge for the garden; the Walker Art Center has an admission fee, with some free days.
Where is the spoon with the cherry in Minneapolis?
In the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, in front of the Walker Art Center.
What is there to see at the Walker Art Center?
Contemporary art exhibitions and works by artists such as Andy Warhol, Chuck Close and Kara Walker.