Skulpturenpark Waldfrieden, Sculpture garden and museum in Wuppertal, Germany.
Skulpturenpark Waldfrieden is a 15-hectare art park in Wuppertal where contemporary works are distributed across forested areas with walking paths and natural formations. The space was designed so that artworks and landscape form a unified whole.
In 2006 Tony Cragg bought the overgrown 14-hectare park with the listed Villa Waldfrieden, former home of chemist Kurt Herberts, who lived there until his death in 1989. The park opened in September 2008; the first exhibition showed Mario Merz, followed by Eduardo Chillida until March 2009. A land swap with Wuppertal in 2012 added about 5 hectares, where a second hall opened on 20 September 2013; a round third hall followed in October 2017.
The site presents work from artists around the world and offers space for exchange about contemporary art. Changing exhibitions allow visitors to experience different artistic positions and techniques within nature.
The park is open Tuesday through Sunday from March to October, with limited weekend-only hours during winter months. Visitors should wear sturdy shoes since paths run through forested areas and can become slippery when wet.
The sculptures are perceived in quite different ways through the changing seasons, as natural light and weather alter how each work appears. An installation looks completely different covered in snow than it does on a sunny summer day.
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