The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden

The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, adjacent to the New Orleans Museum of Art and across from the Cafe Du Monde, is an 11-acre art park. It showcases over 90 modern sculptures from international artists, set in a landscape of pines, magnolias, camellias, and moss-covered live oaks. A walking path meanders through the green space, sculptures, and reflecting lagoons.

The sculpture garden opened to the public in 2003, hosting early 60 sculptures, including Augustus Saint-Gaudens's golden sculpture of the goddess Diana and Alison Saar’s Travelin Light, a commentary on the history of slavery in the United States. In 2019, 26 new sculptures were commissioned for the grounds, including a glass bridge by Elyn Zimmerman and a 60-foot-long mosaic by artist Teresita Fernández.