A Sculpted Campus

CSULB's 320 acre campus is not only filled with trees and classrooms, but also 21 different sculptures created by 21 different distinguished artists.

The creation of these beautifully designed pieces began in 1965, after the creation of the Long Beach Sculpture Symposium.  This symposium was the first of its kind in the United States, and was created after similar European projects.

Nine out of the 21 sculptures were created in 1965 as part of the CSULB Monumental Sculpture Collection.  Later on the rest of the sculptures were eventually added throughout campus, and became apart of the University Art Museum.

The sculpture "U" as a Set located in front of the Macintosh building.  Photo Courtesy of UAM website.

The UAM now presents a virtual tour of all of these sculptures online, a self guided walking tour, or a tour with the help of a UAM guide.  Guided tour reservations can be made via the internet on the University Art Museum website, there you can also find a map of the 21 different sculptures found throughout campus.

A map of the self guided walking tour.  Photo courtesy of UAM website. 

Many students are unaware of the pieces of art scattered throughout campus.  Demi Boyd, a junior studying both Dance and Comparative World Literature, is awestruck about the number of sculptures located around campus.  "I love having sculptures around because it's not often that you get to be inspired by art everyday." 

For more information about the many sculptures located around campus, along with a tour map visit the University Art Museum website at http://www.csulb.edu/org/uam/COLLECTIONSsculpture.html.