Featuring towering sculptures of the tiny creatures that keep the ecosystem in balance, David Rogers’ Big Bugs + Pollinators is a sight to behold! Explore 65 acres of large-scale sculpture and learn all about these beneficial insects and pollinators.
Large-Scale Sculptures
Acres to Explore
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden is buzzing with anticipation for David Rogers’ Big Bugs + Pollinators! This traveling exhibition has been displayed at botanical gardens and arboreta across the United States since 1994. Featuring sculptures from both the Big Bugs series and the Pollinators series, this collection tells the less visible story of the insects and pollinators found in the Garden.
Garden members visit Big Bugs + Pollinators for free! Click here for details about membership levels and benefits.
Garden members visit Big Bugs + Pollinators for free! Click here for details about membership levels and benefits.
Dates: Saturday, June 15 – Sunday, September 15
Location: 799 Pinkerton Run Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15071 (Directions)
Admission: David Rogers’ Big Bugs + Pollinators is included with the cost of regular daily admission. Reserving timed tickets ahead of your visit is encouraged.
Members Free
Adults (18+) $15
Youth (3-17) $9
Child (< 3) Free
| Garden Member | All Active Members | Free |
| Adult | 18 Years & Older | $15 |
| Youth | 3-17 Years | $9 |
| Child | Under 3 Years | Free |
Hours: Pittsburgh Botanic Garden is open 9:00am – 5:00pm every day, except Monday. Visit us for extended Evening Thyme hours on Wednesdays and Thursdays until 7:00pm.
Contact: Please call (412)444-4464 or email info@pittsburghbotanicgarden.org.
Membership: Garden members enjoy free admission, no-cost registration for drop-in programs, discounts on tickets and merchandise and more!
David Rogers grew up on Long Island, New York where he would often find deadwood and other materials in the forest near his home. He used them to build mobiles and tree houses, eventually building his first works of art at just 13 years old. David is mostly self-taught, and has taken classes in ceramics, glassblowing and woodworking. Over the years, he has worked as a wooden sailboat maker, restored wood in Victorian homes, and built rustic furniture and garden sculptures.
In 1990, David saw a maple sapling bent over from an ice storm. In it, he saw the spine of a beast. From dried branches and different types of young trees, a “dinosaur” emerged in the hands of the artist in 12 inspired days. He then knew he could build anything out of branches and trees. This first large piece combined all of his earlier work and life experience. It forever changed his ideas of what he could create using materials found in nature. In 1991, David Rogers developed those ideas and early designs that would become David Rogers’ Big Bugs.
Garden members visit Big Bugs + Pollinators for free! Click here for details about membership levels and benefits.
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“Big Bugs” Land at the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden | The Allegheny Front
Exploring the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden’s new summer exhibit | Talk Pittsburgh (CBS/KDKA)
Boaz checked out Pittsburgh Botanic Garden’s Big Bugs + Pollinators exhibit | Pittsburgh Today Live (CBS/KDKA)
