Griffis Sculpture Park
About Griffis Sculpture Park
Griffis Sculpture Park is a sculpture park located between Ashford Hollow and East Otto in Cattaraugus County, New York. The 425-acre (1.72 km2) outdoor art museum, which was created by artist Larry W. Griffis Jr in 1966, was the first sculpture park in the United States. It features more than 250 works of art created by over 100 artists, and also serves as a nature preserve, with 10 miles (16 km) of trails. Griffis founded the Ashford Hollow Foundation for the Visual and Performing Arts to administer the park, which was most recently headed by Simon Griffis, son of Larry Griffis, until Simon's death at Zoar Valley in June 2010. Other members of the Griffis family have also served on the AHF board of directors.
The park draws 35,000 visitors annually. Admission is $5 per person, which is paid on a volunteer basis with QR codes (PayPal or Venmo) scannable near the entrance to the park. The park is also supported by private donations and fund raisers. The park is open from May to October.
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Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 23 miles of Griffis Sculpture Park; the closest, Seneca Iroquois National Museum, is about 14 miles away.
