Wednesday, October 19, 2022 - 5:00pm
City Park - Botanical Garden (OUTDOORS)
5 Victory Ave
New Orleans, LA 70119
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Open year-round, the 10-acre New Orleans Botanical Garden contains more than 2,000 varieties of plants from around the world. The seeds for the Garden were planted in 1936, when the City Park Rose Garden opened.
The Botanical Garden was funded by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which created New Orleans’ first public classical garden. Today, it is one of the few remaining examples of public garden design from the WPA and displays the Art Deco influences of three renowned talents of the era: Architect Richard Koch, landscape architect William Wiedorn, and sculptor Enrique Alférez.
Free admission for Louisiana residents every Wednesday, courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
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Active
Upcoming Shows
Evenings with Enrique, a bi-annual event that launched in 2016, takes place every April and October at the Botanical Garden. The series pays homage to renowned artist Enrique Alférez who has over 20 sculptures featured onsite in The Helis Foundation Enrique Alférez Sculpture Garden, an 8,000-sq.-ft.-park featuring Alférez’s works set within sweeping footpaths surrounded by lush tropical flowers and shrubs.
