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Frederik Meijer Gardens Frederik Meijer Gardens & &
Sculpture ParkSculpture Park
Hannah StuitHannah Stuit
ED 205 Section 02ED 205 Section 02
What is the Frederik Meijer What is the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park?Gardens & Sculpture Park?
Opened in April 1995Opened in April 1995 Internationally well-knownInternationally well-known 125 acres of property125 acres of property Includes wetlands, forest, and meadowsIncludes wetlands, forest, and meadows
Click on the photo to Click on the photo to view view a video about a video about
Frederik Meijer Frederik Meijer Gardens Gardens
& Sculpture Park& Sculpture Park
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What is There to See?What is There to See?
Indoor Sculpture Galleries and Education CenterIndoor Sculpture Galleries and Education Center Indoor GardensIndoor Gardens Tropical ConservatoryTropical Conservatory Sculpture ParkSculpture Park Michigan’s Farm GardenMichigan’s Farm Garden Children’s GardenChildren’s Garden
ResourcesResources About the AuthorAbout the Author
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Click the photo to visit the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
website
Indoor Sculpture Indoor Sculpture Galleries and Education Galleries and Education CenterCenter
Several connected roomsSeveral connected rooms Exhibits change throughout the yearExhibits change throughout the year The Sculpture Education Center shows the The Sculpture Education Center shows the
process of designing and constructing the process of designing and constructing the sculptures.sculptures.
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Indoor GardensIndoor Gardens
Climate-controlled connected rooms that show various Climate-controlled connected rooms that show various climates and plantsclimates and plants
Small sculpturesSmall sculptures
Include:Include: Arid GardenArid Garden Carnivorous Plant HouseCarnivorous Plant House Victorian GardenVictorian Garden Seasonal Display GreenhouseSeasonal Display Greenhouse
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Tropical ConservatoryTropical Conservatory
WaterfallWaterfall A variety of orchidsA variety of orchids SculpturesSculptures
Butterflies are BloomingButterflies are Blooming
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Butterflies are BloomingButterflies are Blooming
Annual exhibit in March and AprilAnnual exhibit in March and April The butterflies come fromThe butterflies come from
Malaysia and Central America.Malaysia and Central America.
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Sculpture ParkSculpture Park
Miles of walking trailsMiles of walking trails Tram toursTram tours
The American HorseThe American Horse AriaAria I, you, she or he…I, you, she or he…
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The American HorseThe American Horse
Created by Nina AkamuCreated by Nina Akamu The artist is American, and she was born in The artist is American, and she was born in
1955.1955. This sculpture was created in 1998 and is This sculpture was created in 1998 and is
made of bronze.made of bronze.
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AriaAria
Created by Alexander LibermanCreated by Alexander Liberman The artist was born in Russia in 1912 and The artist was born in Russia in 1912 and
became an American. He died in 1999.became an American. He died in 1999. This sculpture was created by painting This sculpture was created by painting
steel.steel.
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I, you, she or he…I, you, she or he…
Created by Jaume PlensaCreated by Jaume Plensa This artist was born in 1955 and has been based in This artist was born in 1955 and has been based in
Barcelona and Paris.Barcelona and Paris. This sculpture was created in 2006 and is made of This sculpture was created in 2006 and is made of
stainless steel and stone.stainless steel and stone.
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Michigan’s Farm GardenMichigan’s Farm Garden
Farmhouse and barnFarmhouse and barn Sculptures of farm animalsSculptures of farm animals
Sculptures of childrenSculptures of children
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Children’s GardenChildren’s Garden
Includes:Includes: Information CenterInformation Center Kid-Sense GardenKid-Sense Garden Great Lakes GardenGreat Lakes Garden Wooded WetlandsWooded Wetlands Story Telling GardenStory Telling Garden Rock QuarryRock Quarry Log CabinLog Cabin Treehouse VillageTreehouse Village LabyrinthLabyrinth Sculpture WalkSculpture Walk Butterfly MazeButterfly Maze
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ResourcesResources
http://www.meijergardens.org/http://www.meijergardens.org/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=NR8pxns9lkYv=NR8pxns9lkY http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?
q=Lena%20Meijer%20Children'sq=Lena%20Meijer%20Children's%20Garden&w=54462753%40N00&m=p%20Garden&w=54462753%40N00&m=poolool
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About the AuthorAbout the Author
My name is Hannah Stuit. Currently, I am a student at Grand Valley State My name is Hannah Stuit. Currently, I am a student at Grand Valley State University with a major in Integrated Science and a minor in Elementary University with a major in Integrated Science and a minor in Elementary Education. I love working with children and am looking forward to a Education. I love working with children and am looking forward to a rewarding career as an elementary teacher.rewarding career as an elementary teacher.
Send me an emailSend me an email
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