Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden

Sculpture museum · City Park

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The 23 Best Things to Do in New Orleans

"This five-acre sculpture garden is a park within City Park, and acts as an open-air annex to the wonderful New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA). 90 sculptures—mostly modern and abstract—are set among magnolias and live oaks, framed by bridges and reflecting pools, with world-renowned artists Henry Moore, Antoine Bourdelle, and Ossip Zadkine represented. The lake-set Virlane Tower by Kenneth Snelson is a favorite, as is the familiar Love, Red Blue sign by Robert Indiana, but it’s best to come without a map. Surprise and delight are over every bridge." - Paul Oswell

https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-things-to-do-in-new-orleans
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1 Collins Diboll Cir, New Orleans, LA 70124 Get directions

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