SCULPTURE GARDEN

Wander the Metal Museum's 3.2 acres of land filled with original sculpture by artists across the world. The Museum's sculpture garden includes over 20 pieces of sculpture ranging from simple yard art to more abstract metalwork. Listen to the clips below for an audio tour of the works on the Metal Museum grounds.
AUDIO TOUR

History of our Neighborhood
1600s – 1960s
History of the Grounds and the U.S. Marine Hospital
1881 – 1965
History of the Museum
1976 – Present Day
10th Anniversary Gates, 1989
Various Artists, Design by Richard Quinnell (English, b. 1940)
Forged steel and scrollwork frame with 23k gold leaf
Permanent Collection, Gift of the Artists, 2014.2
Kinetic Sculpture, 1984
L. Brent Kington (American, 1934-2013)
Stainless steel
Permanent Collection, Gift of the Artist, 1999.4.1
Anchored Candy No. 6 (Cleo), 2014
Vivian Beer (American, b. 1977)
Steel, automotive paint, gun blue patina
Permanent Collection, Gift of the Artist and Repair Days 2018 Collection Sponsors, 2018.53.1
Sacred Nature/Sacred Culture II, 1999
Wayne Potratz (American, b. 1942)
Cast Iron
Permanent Collection, Gift of the Artist, 2018.4.1
ABANA Sculpture Walk
Simon Benetton (Italian, 1933-2016), Punto d'Incontro, 1984
Alfred Habermann (Czech, 1930-2008), Untitled, 1984
Stuart Hill (American, b. 1943), Mollusk, 1982
Serge Marchal (French, b. 1944), Pelican, 1984
Antony Robinson (English, b. 1935), Winged Figure, 1984
Big Chicken Gate, 1982
Richard Quinnell (English, b. 1940)
Mild steel, paint
Permanent Collection, Gift of the Artist, 2009.2.1
Everyone Thirst, 2012
Ira Hill (American, b. 1974)
Cast iron, earthwork
Permanent Collection, Gift of the Artist, 2012.8.1
Nova Scotia Boat, 1978
Bernie Hosey (Canadian, 1948-2012)
Cor-ten steel
Permanent Collection, Gift of Jim and Judy Wallace, 1999.2.1
Goodbye, 2005
Dominice Gilbert (American, b. 1980)
Cast iron
Permanent Collection, Gift of the Artist, 2006.1.1
The Friendship Bridge, 2000
Various Artists led by Fred Borcherdt (American, b. 1939), Concept by Manfred Bredohl (German, 1944-2002)
Forged, fabricated steel
Gift of ABANA
Out of Chaos, Let Reason Prevail, 1998
Gregory Elliott (American, b. 1955)
Steel
Permanent Collection, Gift of the Artist, 1999.3.1
Gasparilla Bench, 1991
Gordon Chandler (American, b. 1953)
Reclaimed materials, new steel, stainless steel, paint
Permanent Collection, Gift of Wil and Sally Hergenrader, 1991.14.1
Metal Museum Bench, 2012
Various Artists led by Alfred Bullermann, (German, b. 1961)
Mild Steel
Permanent Collection
Ideas, 2006
Doug Hendrickson (American, 1938-2007)
Cor-ten steel, bronze, stone
Permanent Collection, Gift of the Artist, 2006.6.1
Discovery, 2010
Logan Hirsh (American, b. 1979)
Forged and fabricated steel
Permanent Collection, Gift of the Artist, 2012.10.1
Bronze Bell, 1853
G.W. Coffin & Co. and Buckeye Bell Foundry
Bronze
Permanent Collection, In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. John Palmer Kellogg, 1983.7.1
Implement #11, 1987
Fred Borcherdt (American, b. 1939)
Steel, stone
Permanent Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Small, 1994.10.1
Cornstalk Fence, c. 1850
Wood and Perot Ironworks of Philadelphia
Cast iron
Permanent Collection, Gift from the Gulf Coast Chapter of NOMMA, 1981.8.1
Mississippi Decompose, 2018
Various Artists led by Roberto Giordani (Italian, b. 1967)
Steel
Permanent Collection, 2018.45.1
The Real King Alfred, 1994
Jeff Fetty (American, b. 1953)
Forged, fabricated steel, paint
Permanent Collection, Gift of the River Bluff Forge Council, 1994.16.1
Thicket III, 2015
Tom Joyce (American, b. 1956)
Stainless steel, cast iron
Long-term Loan, L2018.17.2
Untitled, 1994
Paul Zimmermann (German, b. 1939)
Mild steel
Permanent Collection, Gift of the Artist, 1994.9.1
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