Frederik Meijer Gardens Frederik Meijer Gardens & &

Sculpture ParkSculpture Park

Hannah StuitHannah Stuit

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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

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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

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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.

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