Magic Garden Philadelphia

It is a sightseeing must when visiting the birthplace of america.

Magic garden philadelphia. The street front gallery leads to the garden from a side entrance and upon stepping into the complex of painstakingly decorated walls ramps and corridors the uniqueness of the space quickly becomes apparent. Philadelphia s magic gardens is a non profit organization folk art environment and gallery space on south street in philadelphia pennsylvania to date it is the largest work created by mosaic artist isaiah zagar the magic gardens spans three city lots and includes indoor galleries and a large outdoor labyrinth the mosaics are made up of everything from kitchen tiles to bike wheels latin. Philadelphia s magic gardens is a non profit organization and a folk art outdoor gallery space on south street in philadelphia pennsylvania.

Located on south street and spanning nearly half a city block philadelphia s magic garden offers the fully immersive experience of stepping into a work of art. Open wednesday monday 11 00 am 6 00 pm closed on tuesdays. Isaiah zagar a local artist who began tiling south street in the 1960s and never stopped constructed the space out of cement bicycle spokes bottles ceramic shards and other artistic knick knacks.

Philadelphia s magic gardens pmg inspires creativity and community engagement by educating the public about folk mosaic and visionary art. Mar 27 2015 explore teri pelio s board philadelphia magic garden followed by 725 people on pinterest. 1020 south street philadelphia pa 19147 215 733 0390.

This magic garden such a great lifetime work of art somehow it reminds me of my all time favorite artist my inspiration hundertwasser and because of that i love isaiah zagar s work even more. Covering an indoor and outdoor space equivalent to half a city block philadelphia s magic gardens glistens with creativity urban renaissance and a hint of madness. Speaking of bold this location or better said this museum in philadelphia is bolder than you can see in these photos.

Created by philly native zagar isaiah the mosaicked magic gardens spans three city lots and has a colorful outdoor labyrinth.