Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden Reopens October 31 After $68M Redesign by Hiroshi Sugimoto
The Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., is scheduled to reopen on October 31, 2026, after a comprehensive four-year renovation costing $68 million. Spearheaded by architect Hiroshi Sugimoto, the project enhances infrastructure and increases the display capacity to 60 artworks, a rise of 50%. The redesigned garden will introduce 30,000 new trees and plants, creating serene contemplation spaces. The project honors the original design by Gordon Bunshaft, notably with dry-stacked stone walls, and features notable sculptures by Auguste Rodin, Henri Matisse, and Henry Moore. Director Melissa Chiu emphasizes this renovation as the museum's most significant update since its 1974 debut.
Key facts
- Reopening date: Saturday, October 31, 2026
- Cost: $68 million
- Duration of revitalization: four years
- Number of works on display: 60 (50% increase)
- New plants and trees: 30,000
- Architect-artist: Hiroshi Sugimoto
- Original architect: Gordon Bunshaft
- Works from Joseph H. Hirshhorn's collection: 39
- Works from original 1974 installation: 21
- Director: Melissa Chiu
- East Garden features sculptures by Rodin, Matisse, and Moore
Entities
Artists
- Hiroshi Sugimoto
- Gordon Bunshaft
- Auguste Rodin
- Henri Matisse
- Henry Moore
- Willem de Kooning
- Barbara Hepworth
- David Smith
- Joseph H. Hirshhorn
- Lester Collins
- Hans (Jean) Arp
- Alberto Giacometti
- KAWS
- Jeff Koons
- Aristide Maillol
- Joan Miró
- Yoshitomo Nara
- Yoko Ono
- Pablo Picasso
- Melissa Chiu
- Rodin
- Matisse
- Giacometti
- Louis Cane
- Isabella Bozsa
- Snøhetta
- Casper Mueller Kneer
- Happy Menocal
- Stevie Nicks
- Sarah Jessica Parker
- Simone Rocha
- Kozo
- Nigo
- Peter Zumthor
Institutions
- Smithsonian
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Hirshhorn Museum
- Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill
- Galerie Magazine
- Swiss Federal Office of Culture
- Museum der Kulturen Basel
- Musée d’ethnographie de Genève
- Dior Beverly Hills
- Christie’s
- Supports/Surfaces
- World Monuments Fund
- World Monuments Watch
- Benin Initiative Switzerland
- Snøhetta
- Loewe
- High Museum of Art
- Princeton
- New York City Ballet
- The Peninsula London
- Art Basel Miami Beach
- The Design Museum
- Gordon Parks Foundation
- Fondation Beyeler
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
- U-Haul Art Fair
- Dallas Invitational
- Hublot
- Chanel
- Maison Michel
- Thom Browne
Locations
- Washington, D.C.
- United States
- National Mall
- Washington, DC
- East Gardens
- Central Gardens
- West Lawn
- Basel
- Switzerland
- Bern
- Burgdorf
- Geneva
- Lausanne
- Neuchâtel
- Winterthur
- Zurich
- Cameroon
- Germany
- Beverly Hills
- New York
- Paris
- Villefranche-sur-Mer
- Miami
- Miami Design District
- London
- Chelsea
- sub-Saharan Africa