Calendar

Over the past three decades, Yinka Shonibare CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) has emerged as one of the most imaginative and subversive artists of his generation. The exhibition title Planets in My Head is a metaphor for the artist’s subversive imagination and his artistic journey as a self-described “postcolonial hybrid.”

The annual Fifth Third Bank Summer Concerts at Meijer Gardens concert series brings the finest national and international musicians to West Michigan, thrilling music lovers across all generations and genres.

Board the Kids' Tram for an engaging adventure. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10:45 am, 11:45 am, 1:45 pm, and 2:45 pm.

Tuesday Evening Music Club brings talented local and regional musicians and cultural organizations to the Frederik Meijer Gardens Amphitheater stage, on Tuesday evenings throughout June, July and August.

Check at the Information Center located in the Lena Meijer Children's Garden for special weekly programs and activities.

Discover the many different and fascinating species of animals that call Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park home.

Come and explore the sculptures all around Meijer Gardens - inside and out!

Observe like a scientist as you join us in the ongoing environmental monitoring of Meijer Gardens.

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Walk through the galleries with Amber Oudsema, Curator of Arts Education. Look in-depth at two works in particular that relate to the idea of the American dream as it relates to African American people in Yinka Shonibare CBE’s work. Then spend an hour and a half with GRCC professor of English, Mursalata Muhammad, who will guide you in an ekphrastic poetry writing activity.

Draw inspiration from a preset still life to expand on your drawing skills.