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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.
Spanish artist Jaume Plensa's "Nomade" sculpture collects a snow drift around it at the Pappajohn Sculpture Park in Des Moines on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022.
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.
Thinker on a Rock is a bronze sculpture by Barry Flanagan. [1] Brian Ferriso, ... John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park, Des Moines, Iowa [4] Utrecht, Netherlands [5]
Foorptins in the snow at Pappajohn Sculpture Park melt away. After a frigid January that had the second-most snow on record for the month in Des Moines, could February be headed toward the ...
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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.
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]