Though I love exploring nature while traveling, I also appreciate local art in galleries, murals, or sculptures. While in New England we visited the sculpture park at Andres Institute of Art. It reminded me a little of Michigan’s Legacy Art Park.
Andres Institute of Art
Park at the studio off Route 13 in Brookline, New Hampshire. Most of the approximately 100 sculptures are along hiking trails in the woods nearby. There are no universally accessible hiking trails, but there are several sculptures viewable from the parking lot.
Trails are open dawn to dusk. It is free to visit but donations are appreciated – there is a donation box at the trailhead.
A printable trail map is available online but there are also maps and information boards located sporadically throughout the property. For what it is worth, we found the map a little hard to read. However, the map also lists the names and numbers of all the works.
The trails are mostly dirt and gravel, though there are some sculptures along a private drive that visitors are allowed to walk. I had fractured part of my foot the night before, so we stayed on the easier paths during our visit.
Sculptures
These works are made of stone or metal. Each sculpture has a post with its name, artist name, country, and year. A numbered tag can be found attached to a nearby tree.
The sculptures below were my favorites from our visit.
If you don’t have the time to visit, or want to see what’s available before you go, there is a photo gallery on the website.
Well we LOVE art so we will definitely be reaching out to artists we know in that area to make sure they are aware of the beautiful sculptures throughout. How great of you to include the link to the map. I think, from the images shown, Debate, may be my favorite!
Thanks again Steph Purk! Keep on doing what you do. You have fans!