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The John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park is a 4.4-acre (1.8 ha) park within Western Gateway Park in Des Moines, Iowa. It opened in 2009 with 24 sculptures, with four more acquired later. It opened in 2009 with 24 sculptures, with four more acquired later.
The central branch of the Des Moines Public Library, the Temple for Performing Arts, and the Des Moines center for the University of Iowa are located within the park. In 2009, 4.4 acres of the park were converted from open green space to a sculpture park, known as the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park.
A site along Grand Avenue in the city's Greenwood Park was designated as the preferred location. Construction began in 1945; the museum itself opened in 1948, with additional wings constructed in 1968 and 1985. In 2009, the Art Center expanded its mission to operate the Pappajohn Sculpture Park, located in Western Gateway Park downtown. [6]
Several glass panes were shattered overnight Wednesday on a sculpture by Olafur Eliasson at Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines.
Centered in the district is the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park, boasting 28 pieces of art over 4.4 acres of green park space. The sculpture park is free and open to the public and provides self-guided cell phone tours. [19] On the eastern edge of the sculpture park is the iconic Des Moines Central Library.
Post-Balzac is a bronze sculpture by Judith Shea created in 1991 in an edition of three copies. It was exhibited at the White House , [ 1 ] and the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park . [ 2 ]
The Times has the first look at the renderings for artist Lauren Halsey's 'sister dreamer' monument and sculpture park, built for and about the neighborhood she has long called home.
The Pappajohn Sculpture Park in the Downtown's Western Gateway Park plays host to the Des Moines Arts Festival. The Pappajohn Sculpture Park was established in 2009. It showcases a collection of 24 sculptures donated by Des Moines philanthropists John and Mary Pappajohn. Nearby is the Temple for Performing Arts, a cultural center for the city.