Laumeier Sculpture Park

Laumeier Sculpture Park
Jonathan Borofsky's "Man with Briefcase at #2968443" (1986), in the park's eastern woodland[1]
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TypeCounty Park
Location12580 Rott Road, Sunset Hills, Missouri, United States
Coordinates38°33′04″N 90°24′43″W / 38.551°N 90.412°W / 38.551; -90.412
Area105 acres (0.42 km2)
Created1975 (1975)
Operated bySt. Louis County Parks and Recreation Department
VisitorsApproximately 300,000 per year
Websitehttp://www.laumeiersculpturepark.org/

Laumeier Sculpture Park is a 105-acre open-air museum and sculpture park located in Sunset Hills, Missouri, near St. Louis. Laumeier is maintained in partnership with St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Department. It houses over 70 large-scale outdoor sculptures and features a 1.4-mile (2.3 km) walking trail,[2] an indoor gallery, the Aronson Art Center, and educational programs.[3] A 1917 Tudor stone mansion,[4] the former residence of Henry and Matilda Laumeier,[5] is now the Kranzberg Education Lab. Laumeier is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The park sees about 300,000 visitors each year and operates on a $1.5 million budget.[3]

  1. ^ "Man with Briefcase at #2968443". art-stl.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  2. ^ Jackson, Harry (April 22, 2009). "Trail of the Week: Laumeier Sculpture Park". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Keaggy, Diane Toroian (December 13, 2009). "New Laumeier director plans to bring new life to sculpture park". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
  4. ^ Nofziger, Fred (20 March 1988). "Laumeier Sculpture Park Is A 'Different' Place To Visit, Enjoy". Toledo Blade, p. E7.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).