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Auguste Rodin’s The Burghers of Calais in the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden, shown in the Smithsonian’s October 29 advance reopening release. Photograph capture date not supplied; this is context imagery, not a photograph of October 31 opening-day visitors.Rick Coulby / Courtesy of Hirshhorn. Auguste Rodin, The Burghers of Calais, 1884–1889/cast 1953–1959; Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966. Photo distributed with the Smithsonian’s October 29, 2026 release; capture date not supplied. Crop and graphic by 24X7 News.

Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden Reopens After Four-Year Transformation

The museum confirms its redesigned outdoor garden opened October 31 after a four-year transformation, with expanded access, a restored passage and nearly 60 sculptures across the garden and plaza.

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