

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Jaume Plensa: The Sounds of Silence (Lecture)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Henry Luttikhuizen, Ph.D, Lena Meijer Professor of Art History, Aquinas College

Explore how Jaume Plensa’s art engages with Renaissance humanist ideals, emphasizing silence, language, and contemplation as pathways to human dignity. 

In this lecture, Dr. Luttikhuizen will highlight how Plensa’s sculptures invite viewers into moments of quiet reflection, collective imagination, and the pursuit of harmony amid the noise of contemporary life.

Entry is included with general admission. Free for members.

https://www.meijergardens.org/events/jaume-plensa-the-sounds-of-silence-lecture/?occurrence=2026-01-18
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/grand-rapids/jaume-plensa-the-sounds-of-silence-lecture/200029502870213
- **Event Categories**: art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 33

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Grand Rapids
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1000 E Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49525
- **lat**: 42.98075
- **long**: -85.59017
- **full address**: 1000 E Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49525

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park (https://allevents.in/org/frederik-meijer-gardens-and-sculpture-park/25963162)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1000 E Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49525
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Jaume Plensa: The Sounds of Silence (Lecture) ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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