r.s. barnwell memorial garden & art center

Boilermaker2013

with winter here I went to the barnwell art center like I have for many past winter day's,, they had a garden center that had a very nice waterfall and palm tree's to name my favorites and a large assortment of tropical flower's, as well ,,,little did I know the city of Shreveport cut funding for it and it is now closed,,it is really unfortunate that the city closes some nice features only to pour money into new projects that no one ever see's get past a planning stage hopefully it will reopen with the new mayor in office

99999travelingrose

enjoyed our visit. always a pleasure to visit and see what is new. they keeps things in good shape. it is located in an easy to reach location. weather was nice.

ldmsgirl

Unless they have improved in the last few weeks I would skip this venue. It was less then maintained in the garden area. I don't know what I was expecting but it was more then we got. Yes, it's free, but there was nothing to see, it was dirty in the garden area and very hot as well, the gardens need some attention to bring this place back.

travelguider20120

We were walking around Shreveport, especially along the river, and we were ready to go indoors to warm up (this is in January). We love to visit gardens and botanical centers in other cities, so I have to say this one is much smaller than you would think. I know everyone will take their own pace to see a place like this, but it took about 20 minutes to see the gardens. For a family, it's a good idea if you are looking for something to do. My senior citizen parents loved it. We did not look at the artwork.

W55Louisiana

Not only are the grounds gorgeous, the museum always has fabulous art to view. You have to go in the spring when the azaleas are in bloom.

MillyJ2

The Barnwell Garden and Art Center, Shreveport, Louisiana.Located on the banks of the Red River this is a combination of indoor art galleries, a conservatory, outdoor plaza and patios with a range of cascades and fountains. Visited in late January – between exhibitions and not the best time for the gardens, but should be a great place to visit when there are more events in warmer weather. The conservatory and its planting are a little tired and in need of work to refresh them, but they depend largely on volunteers to look after the planting.

daylilyrx

I have a monthly garden meeting here. The garden is nice and the art inside is always very good.

campcrew

Wow. What a disappointment to show up at this botanical garden to find that it had been closed to the public for months. It's highly advertised in the LA tourist brochures. Apparently, it had been over 100 degrees in the garden for over 60 days. It was completely unkempt and locked.

TexasHappynHawaii

We recently visited and were disappointed. We went on a monday. They were closed. Went back on Tuesday and was able to visit there conference to see some artwork which was nice, but the main plant area is closed to damage from the extreme heat. I understand the heat issue but there should be something on the door explaining that it is closed or we would not have driven back over there.

yaykitty

The Barnwell Center is five whole minutes of fun. It usually has an art exhibit in its small gallery and the gardens in the dome are pretty. But the building is small. I would recommend taking a stroll around the area and during the stroll, take a small detour inside- it is entirely free after all. Other places nearby are the casinos, and even if you don't like gambling they have ice cream, and Sci-Port. Also, across the Texas Street Bridge is the Boardwalk, which is a nice area to walk around on sunny days and warm nights(also is safer than walking around downtown at sunset :) ).