Lightscape, Brooklyn Botanic Backyard’s after-dark illuminated path, returns this winter from November 22, 2024, to January 5, 2025. Now in its fourth 12 months, Lightscape has turn out to be a recent vacation basic for New York Metropolis, providing a magical seasonal expertise for guests of all ages.
This 12 months’s reimagined path options new gentle installations alongside returning favorites, created by artists from 10 international locations. Highlights embody the debut of “Lantern Garden” by Brian Thunder and Mandylights, with over 160 illuminated lanterns overlaying the garden of the Osborne in an otherworldly set up. The long-lasting “Winter Cathedral” by Mandylights is again this 12 months, welcoming guests to stroll by an immersive tunnel of 1000’s of heat lights. Additionally on view is the expansive “Winter Reflections” by ITHICA, a wide ranging shifting gentle and music present that covers everything of Cherry Esplanade.
ITHACA, “Winter Reflections”
Guests will stroll previous large, fantastical sculptures like “Singularity” by Squidsoup, a 26-foot-high sphere made from over 6,000 particular person factors of sunshine, and new ethereal items comparable to “Butterfly Effect” by Masamichi Shimada & Gentle Artwork Assortment on Lily Pool Terrace, together with the reprogrammed illuminated fountain present on the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Backyard, a transfixing set up that has been reimagined for 2024.
Particular occasions embody 21+ Nights on December 12 and 19, the place adults can get pleasure from mulled wine and scorching cocktails, in addition to Sensory-Pleasant Early Entry on December 18 and January 3, offering a extra relaxed expertise for these with sensory sensitivities.
Ticket choices embody Worth Nights at $24 for adults, Peak Entry for $45, and Off-Peak Entry for discounted admission. For households, a particular Lightscape Household Profit occasion can be held on December 10, with proceeds supporting BBG’s youth education schemes.
To study extra and get tickets, go to bbg.org/lightscape.
Squidsoup, “Singularity”
Con Edison is the lead sponsor of Lightscape at Brooklyn Botanic Backyard.
