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Choose your own adventure in the Museum Park. Picnic with family and friends. Engage in bird watching on a trail. Walk, bike, or run on the Capital Area Greenway. Enjoy the beauty of native plants and sounds of wildlife in the midst of bustling Raleigh. Discover art, nature, and people through both self-guided and facilitated experiences. Get comfortable, linger, and belong.

PICTURE THIS by (work of art)

An aerial view of giant block letters that spell out “PICTURE THIS” on the ground. A building is on one side of the letters, and a grouping of trees is on the other.

Gyre by Thomas Sayre (work of art)

Three large, red-orange, ring-shaped sculptures on a grassy lawn. There is a paved path between two of the rings. In the background there are trees and a blue sky with white, puffy clouds.

Mirror Labyrinth NY by Jeppe Hein (work of art)

An outdoor sculpture of a circular maze made up of vertical mirrored panels. The panels stand upright inside a gravel circle surrounded by green grass. There are tall green trees and a clear blue sky in the background.

Wind Sculpture II by Yinka Shonibare (work of art)

A large, outdoor sculpture that resembles a flowing piece of fabric with geometric designs in shades of blue, yellow, orange, and white.

Ogromna by Ursula von Rydingsvard (work of art)

Ursula von Rydingsvard Ogromna 2009 Sculpture Wood

Askew by Roxy Paine (work of art)

A silver tree-like sculpture on a grassy hill. The sculpture has a thick trunk and thin, barren branches. There is a white building and a blue sky in the background.

Ernest and Ruth by Hank Willis Thomas (work of art)

Two large black sculptures of the outlines of speech bubbles in an outdoor setting. There is pine straw on the ground below and surrounding the sculptures. There are tall trees in the background and a sidewalk in the foreground.

Crossroads/Trickster I by Martha Jackson Jarvis (work of art)

A tall, textured, red-orange sculpture on a grassy hill, with tall trees and a blue sky in the background. The sculpture has a cylinder shape that tapers to a point at the top and the bottom.

Wind Machine by Vollis Simpson (work of art)

A metal sculpture on a grassy hillside, with tall trees and a blue sky in the background. The sculpture has a thick pole that is painted red, white, and blue, with a star design. There are multiple metal pinwheels and other movable parts attached to the top of the pole.

Abstract Fish No. 4 by James Prosek (work of art)

A metal abstract fishlike sculpture standing upright in a shallow pool of water. The sculpture is made up of five blue-green crescent shapes on a curved pole. There are windows in the background and aquatic plants in the foreground.

Large Standing Figure: Knife Edge by Henry Spencer Moore (work of art)

A tall, greenish-brown abstract sculpture with a bonelike form and jutting edges on each side. A glass building, a small section of blue sky, and the edge of a reflecting pool are in the background.

Three Elements by Ronald Bladen (work of art)

An outdoor image of three identical silver structures. They are positioned at an angle, in a single row, in front of tall trees on a grassy lawn.

Union 060719 by Hoss Haley (work of art)

An image of a rust-colored abstract sculpture in a field, in front of a building and a blue sky. The sculpture is roughly rectangular and is made up of two divided sections of a single form. The larger form appears to balance on top of the smaller form.

Flight Wind Reeds by Bill and Mary Buchen (work of art)

An outdoor image of a grassy lawn with five metal posts lining a curved sidewalk. Each post supports a curved beam with a winged form attached at the top on one side, and a small bell is suspended from the other side.

Large Spindle Piece by Henry Spencer Moore (work of art)

A bronze abstract sculpture in a field, with trees and a blue sky in the background.

Installation 1–183 by Daniel Johnston (work of art)

A long, straight line of round-topped cylindrical vessels that appear to recede into a hillside. In the background there are trees, a red-orange smoke stack, and a clear blue sky.

Whisper Bench by Jim Gallucci (work of art)

An image of two yellow benches on a mulch clearing in front of trees. The benches are encircled by tubes that support the bench. Each tube has a disk-shaped opening.

Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky by Chris Drury (work of art)

A photograph of a stone hut with green plants growing on top of its wooden roof. The hut is located on a hill and surrounded by tall trees.

Collapse I by Ledelle Moe (work of art)

A large gray structure resembling the lower torso, legs, and feet of a human figure. The figure is lying on one side, facing away, on a grassy lawn with tall pine trees in the background.

No Fuss by (work of art)

A large, brown metal structure in a grassy field. It has five angled beams that connect with circular forms and a three-dimensional rectangle shape that appears to balance on a single point.

Art + Nature + People (video)

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