Swiss Tree Museum

Photograph: Elaine Louie, New York Times

The Tree Museum and Park, a project of Enzo Enea, Swiss landscape architect and tree collector, will open June 14. The museum is a large outdoor display of 22 varieties of trees and is located on the shore of Lake Zurich in Switzerland.

Enea has been collecting trees for 17 years. The Tree Museum will present 22 varieties of trees, with approximately 120 on view at a given time, from Enea’s collection. Tall sandstone walls (about 16 feet high) will frame each tree. The museum will use the trees to “create spaces in a unique way that integrates aesthetics, sustainability, history and lifetime.”

In addition, the museum is also integrated with a park that serves as a lab, production facility and show space. Check out the website for more information.

GMOA is excited to have its own outdoor exhibition space upon reopening. Our new sculpture garden (construction photo below) will include plants, sculptures and a water feature.