Goldwell Open Air Museum - Beatty, Nevada - Huge Sculptures near Death Valley

Located about four miles west of Beatty off Nevada State Highway 374 is a unique set of modern art objects framed by the landscape of Death Valley National Park. The Goldwell Open Air Museum was created by the late Albert Szukalski and a group of prominent Belgian artists "to preserve and encourage artistic exploration in, and of, the Amargosa Desert.''

The museum includes a 15-acre outdoor sculpture park with seven colossal outdoor creations. One of these is a ghostly white, life-size interpretation of Leonardo Da Vinci's painting, "The Last Supper.'' Other pieces up to 25 feet high include a steel prospector with a penguin, a female form made of pink cinder blocks, a collage of chrome automobile parts, and a wooden pillar topped by a carved winged woman reaching for the sun. New pieces by contemporary American artists are also displayed, and an artist residency program is conducted by the Museum at its nearby Red Barn Art Center.

Owing to its extraordinary location in the upper Mojave Desert and proximity to the Rhyolite ghost town, the Goldwell Open Air Museum has been named among the world's most unique places for experiencing art. It is open 24/7 with no admission fee. An onsite visitor center and gift shop is open most days, and free parking is available.