Where wander turns to wonder.
Where wander turns to wonder.
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF LAUMEIER SCULPTURE PARK
In 2026, Laumeier Sculpture Park celebrates 50 years as a place where art and nature come together to spark curiosity, creativity, and connection. For five decades, visitors have explored the landscape, encountered art in new ways, and delighted in the discovery of the unexpected.
We are marking this milestone under the theme Where Wander Turns to Wonder. This theme captures the experience of moving through the Park, with feet firmly on the ground and minds open to new possibilities. A place where sculptures embrace the living landscape, nature shifts with the seasons, and even the most familiar paths continuously reveal fresh perspectives. It captures the Park’s many dualities: art and nature, museum and park, cerebral and physical, tangible and intangible, past and future.
This anniversary year honors the past, present, and future of a place that is essential to generations of St. Louisans. One of the first and largest sculpture parks in the country, Laumeier is a community gem esteemed within both the local and national cultural landscapes.
We are grateful to the St. Louis firm TOKY for helping us launch this anniversary brand and identity.
A YEAR OF WONDER: ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITIONS + PROGRAMMING
Join us for a yearlong celebration of Laumeier’s 50th anniversary, featuring an anniversary exhibition, three new commissions, community storytelling, anniversary elements woven into existing programs, and a commemorative publication.
BEGIN AGAIN: ANNIVERSARY SERIES
Laumeier’s Begin Again curatorial series honors the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting commissions and exhibitions.
At the heart of the series is Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting, an anniversary exhibition that explores five decades of temporary and ephemeral commissions and exhibitions that are no longer on view at the Park, and three new outdoor commissions by Juan William Chávez, Ursula von Rydingsvard, and Alison Saar. Each artist has a history of creating work with Laumeier and has been invited to revisit a past project created for the Park that has since been decommissioned or no longer exists. The resulting commissions may take the form of a reinterpretation, a rebuild, or a new work inspired by the original.
CURRENTLY ON VIEW
Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting | February 7 – December 13, 2026 | Aronson Fine Arts Center. Photo by Wil Driscoll.
Begin Again: Juan William Chávez & Kiersten Torrez, Wak’a Garden | April 18, 2026 – April 15, 202 | Outdoor Galleries: South Lawn. Photo by Wil Driscoll.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCTOBER 3: ART & NATURE DAY + EXHIBTION OPENINGS
Mark the opening of Begin Again: Ursula von Rydingsvard, Untitled and Begin Again: Alison Saar, Honey Chile’ with a gallery talk between Alison Saar and Curator Dana Turkovic. Take part in hands-on art activities using natural materials inspired by Garden Wak’a and creative play in the Family Play Space.
NOVEMBER 7: LAUMEIER AFTER DARK
Experience the Park after hours during this immersive nighttime event showcasing temporary light-based art installations and performances amid our illuminated sculptures and trails. The evening includes a Night Market of local makers, food and beverage vendors, and live music.
50TH ANNIVERSARY PARK TOURS
From May through October, Education Guides lead visitors on tours featuring five outdoor works, one representing each decade. They encourage guests to actively participate throughout the tour, playing an integral part in Laumeier’s milestone year while supporting the Park’s mission of engaging the community through art and nature.
To schedule a tour, please email education@laumeier.org
LAUMEIER STORIES: SHARE YOUR MEMORIES
Your Story is Our Story!
For 50 years, Laumeier has been part of family traditions, art discoveries, moments of gathering, and everyday wanderings. It’s a place where people explore freely. A space not just to visit, but to simply be.
We invite the community to help us capture this living history, with Laumeier Stories, a community-driven digital storytelling project that invites you to share your stories, videos, photographs, and reflections.
Help tell the story of Laumeier! Click HERE to submit yours.
Guidelines are included in the submission form. Selected submissions may be featured on social media, in our e-newsletter, and/or on our website. If you have any issues accessing the form or have questions, please email mystory@laumeier.org.
ANNIVERSARY PUBLICATION
Celebrating Laumeier’s 50-year legacy, this publication will bring together timelines, photography, essays, and creative writing to document the Park’s evolving story. To be released in late 2026.
