Museum Sculpture Gardens: Whose Idea Was That?
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Channel: Walker Art Center · 2009 · Education
John Walsh, Director Emeritus of the J. Paul Getty Museum, looks at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and the post-World War II explosion of sculpture gardens and parks built as annexes to museums and as independent outdoor museums. Where did the idea come from in the first place? Which, in addition to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, have been particularly successful? What might come next?
