Panorama taken from the upper levels overlooking the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle. In this picture you can see the park running along the edge of the Puget Sound as well as the Father and Son water sculpture at the end of Pier 70.

Olympic Sculpture Park - Seattle visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Olympic Sculpture Park' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Washington.

The Olympic Sculpture Park is an open park between and the along the edge of the Puget Sound in Seattle. Previously an industrial site, this 9 acre park has been transformed into an open-air sculpture museum, managed by the Seattle Art Museum, and houses a number of permanent and temporary exhibits.

Olympic Sculpture Park is a harsh enviroment to install works of art. Exposed to the elements beside a large body of salt water and open to fouling by birds, work to maintain the sculptures is ongoing. For example, the paint on the Eagle by Alexander Calde is prone to attack by salt and bird droppings, while the grass around the base has to be cut with scissors instead of a lawn mower.

At the southern end of the park, next to Pier 70, is a water sculpture called Father and Son, by Louise Bourgeois. Shown in this panorama, the work has 2 fountains in the middle of which stand naked forms of a farther and a son reaching out to each other. One of the figures is always obscured by the water. Each hour a bell chimes and the hidden figure is revealed while the other becomes obscured. This symbolizes the vulnerability and the way male familial relationships can deteriorate.

Admission to the park is free.

Bus: Alaskan Way (99)
Walk: Olympic Sculpture Park is about just southwest of the Seattle Center and Seattle Space Needle.