Sculpture park

The well over 100 large sculptures made of stone, metal and wood are located in an idyllic wooded area at the foot of the Johannisberg, and form a unique symbiosis of art and culture. With the park's founding in the 1970s, internationally renowned sculptor Gerhard Burk (died 2021) fulfilled his vision of creating a platform for artists worldwide to showcase their work. He placed great emphasis on open exchange with fellow artists and visitors to present art in all its facets as the “most significant contribution to human existence”. The grassland site served as a creative and “open studio” for artists from Germany and abroad.

The sculpture park is seen as a unique project in Germany and, together with the estate on the site, as a total work of art. The park follows the tradition of the Art Nouveau artists around architect Wilhelm Jost, who created the Sprudelhof (fountain courtyard), Bad Nauheim's most important cultural and historical monument, at the beginning of the 20th century. The Art Nouveau villa in the centre of the sculpture park was also built by Jost in 1909 originally as a park keeper's house and still impressively underlines Gerhard Burk's motto: “Art is not a fleeting favour”. Today, the sculptor's widow lives here and reopened the site to the public in summer 2022. Admission to the park is free. An information sheet is available at the entrance.