What a wonderful place! The museum was closed, but I had a great time on a beautiful, sunny spring day walking the grounds, enjoying the sculptures, grounds, and wooded trails. It's very thoughtfully laid out, with art on different levels of gardens, attractive, winding stone pathways and dirt trails, lawns, and gorgeous views everywhere you look--of art in the landscape, of a beautiful lake lined with trees, and the museum building itself.

I do wish more of the sculptures were interactive. They all had signs telling you not to touch the art. I understand about preservation, but I'm sure the big metal sculptures would hold up just fine to touch, and some of them--the giant hearts, for instance--are so textured they beg to be touched. They are all outside exposed to the elements, after all, so how bad can human hands be on metal? One exception to the "no touching" rule was the interactive musical sculpture by Matisse--a kind of xylophone-type instrument made of metal tubing you could play with sticks. People were playing it, and it sounded lovely on the breeze.

I went into the shop, which was a good size and had all manner of beautiful items. It would be a nice place to shop for a gift. The cafe had outdoor seating and a corn hole game, which was welcoming.

All of the people I encountered--from the woman at the ticket gate to the two gals in the shop--were all very friendly. They have free admission for people on public aid, which I thought was great.I highly recommend the deCordova if you enjoy sculpture gardens.