An atmospheric photo which shows a figure standing looking up at the infinity blue sculpture and the vapour surrounding the floor and sculpture

Arts and culture at Eden

As a major cultural venue, we're home to a spectacular series of summer music concerts – the Eden Sessions – and we're also a hub for the visual arts in Cornwall. We present permanent installations and temporary exhibitions by new, emerging and established artists with reputations spanning the globe. We also host a wide range of performance events and regular storytelling sessions.

Exhibition

Extinction: Renewal, Art of a Living Planet

In this landmark exhibition, which is on until 19 September 2027, explore humanity's relationship with a changing world, from prehistoric time, through the present and into the future. The exhibition brings together sculpture, photography, film and contemporary art from 36 world-renowned artists, and can be found on the ground floor of the Core.

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Art at Eden

Works from a diversity of grass-root and world-renowned national and international artists can be discovered across our 35-acre site in the Outdoor Gardens, Biomes and Outer Estate.

These broad-ranging installations are inspired by social and environmental narratives such as climate change, biodiversity and the vital relationship between global communities and natural resources.

Our major artworks

Reflective photographs of birds eyes mounted on a frame on a grass verge

Birds Watching

This sculpture by Jenny Kendler in our Outer Estate features 100 reflective birds’ eyes.

A view of the infinity blue sculpture it's a dark image with a ray of light coming from the left hand side showing a figure standing and looking up at the large sculpture

∞ Blue (Infinity Blue)

This huge breathing sculpture by Studio Swine pays homage to one of the world's smallest living beings.

First Came the Landscape

Ingela Ihrman's giant wooden sculpture is made from a beech tree that was blown down during Storm Eunice in 2022.

a close up view of the two driftwood horse sculptures

Bronze and Driftwood Horse

Meet these sculptures by Heather Jansch outside the main entrance to Eden.

Seed

This enormous granite sculpture by Peter Randall-Page sits in a specially designed chamber at the heart of our Core building .

A view of a giant figure sculpture emerging from the ground with a mirrored mosaic face

Eve

This living sculpture made from clay by Peter and Sue Hill reclines in our Myth and Folklore Garden.

Aziza Gate

These carvings by El Anatsui started life as trees in West Africa and can now be found beneath our Rainforest Canopy Walkway.

A view of the mediterranean biome with multiple sculptures in a circle and a bull in the middle

The Rites of Dionysus

You can find this Bacchanalian artwork by Tim Shaw among the grapevines in our Mediterranean Biome.

Cloud Chamber

The spectacular Cloud Chamber by Chris Drury can be found nestled in our Wild Cornwall exhibit in our Outdoor Gardens.

A view of the wall of vegetalistas paintings set in the rainforest biome

Spirits of the Rainforest

These murals by traditional Peruvian herbalists Don Francisco Montes Shuna and Yolanda Panduro Baneo show their visions of the spirits of medicinal plants.

Cores

Created by local ceramic artist Jenny Beavan, these sculptures are made from a mix of clays and are impressed with plants from Eden. 

Music at Eden

The Eden Sessions are a series of live music concerts held annually at Eden. Our beautiful site with its natural acoustics draws world-class artists to give amazing performances that many regard as among their best.

Through the Eden Sessions, the Eden Project hopes to encourage concert audiences to think about how they can reduce their impact on the environment.

Visit the Eden Sessions website

Explore our art collection

Get an overview of our art collection and see a map showing where the artworks are.

View our Art guide and map

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