Established | 1996 |
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Location | 29836 St. Croix Trail, Franconia, Minnesota, United States |
Coordinates | 45°22′53″N 92°42′20″W / 45.38139°N 92.70556°W |
Type | Sculpture garden |
Visitors | 180,000 annually |
Nearest parking | On site |
Website | www |
Franconia Sculpture Park is an outdoor sculpture park in Franconia, Minnesota, United States, that offers a 50-acre outdoor museum, active artist residency program, and a depth and breadth of community arts programming for a diverse and engaged public.[1] The 50-acre (20 ha) park, with a rotating collection of over 100 contemporary sculptures, and is free and open to the public from 8am-8pm daily. The park draws over 180,000 visitors annually.[2]
On September 26, 2020, Franconia Sculpture Park opened Franconia Commons, a lively civic space that includes a visitor center, gift shop, restrooms, the Driscoll Education Center and the Mardag Gallery. Franconia Commons is open Apr. 15 – Nov. 14: Tuesday-Sunday, 9am-5pm; Nov. 15 – Apr. 14: Closed; and is closed on National Holidays.
Franconia Sculpture Park is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 8 and Minnesota State Highway 95 near Taylors Falls, in the St. Croix River Valley region of Minnesota.