Washington, D.C. has one more reason to sparkle this fall! After a four-year transformation, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden will reopen its beloved 1.3-acre outdoor garden to the public on Saturday, October 31 — and admission remains completely free.
World-renowned artist and architect Hiroshi Sugimoto has reimagined the landscape with deep respect for the original 1974 design by Gordon Bunshaft. The renewal brings nearly sixty sculptures — 50% more than before — set among almost 30,000 newly planted trees and flowers, creating a green oasis of art right on the National Mall.
Visitors will stroll past timeless masterpieces by Auguste Rodin, Henri Matisse, Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, side by side with exciting new works by living artists such as KAWS, Izumi Kato and Raven Halfmoon. A long-closed underground passageway returns to reconnect the garden with the museum plaza, and hand-cut stone walls built from 950 tons of stone shape beautiful new spaces to explore.
The reopening also debuts Yoshitomo Nara: Sentinels of Stillness on the West Lawn and a towering 28-foot new commission, Eight by Elmgreen & Dragset — plus expanded ramps, five entry points and a wider front door facing the Mall. Grab the family, breathe in the autumn air, and celebrate art under the open sky!
Photo: National Park Service (via Wikimedia Commons)
