The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is welcoming back the popular Lightscape exhibit for the third year. The stunning, mile-long illuminated trail will return to the gardens starting on Friday, Nov. 17.
The expanded trail will build upon on the natural beauty of BBG’s landscapes, trees, water features, and architectural details, taking visitors on a nighttime journey through 18 installations by international light artists and design collectives.
“Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers have already fallen in love with Lightscape over the past two years, and we’re delighted to invite the city back this winter with the most exquisite trail yet,” said Adrian Benepe, president and CEO of Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
“Nowhere else in the city will you find a more mesmerizing way to spend a winter night, celebrating the season and joining with friends and family to experience New York’s new contemporary classic for the holidays.”
This year’s Lightscape is complete with a newly curated playlist featuring Taylor Swift, Elton John, Philip Glass, and Viter Ukrainian Folk.
There will also be a Brooklyn hip-hop zone celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with music including Mos Def, MC Lyte and Digable Planets. Pop-up dining areas throughout the trail will offer hot buttered rum, s’mores in a jar, homemade donuts and other seasonal treats.
New installations for 2023 include the Supernova, a massive 24-foot-high illuminated Moravian star, by Studio Vertigo. Guests can explore Submergence, an immersive, interactive experience created with thousands of individual points of suspended light, created by renowned UK collaborative Squidsoup.
Travel through the Sea of Light, by Ithaca, which illuminates BBG’s famous nearly 100,000-square foot Cherry Esplanade end to end with a moving sequence of light and witness Trinity, by Novak, featuring dozens of botanical illustrations from the Garden's own archives come to life as 22-foot-high projections on three 100-year old horse chestnut trees.
Lightscape will be open from Friday, Nov.17, until New Year’s Day. Hours and tickets are available at bbg.org/lightscape.
