Summer 2025 features the return of Washed Ashore at the Garden, the only Wisconsin venue to host this traveling exhibit.

Explore nine spectacular sculptures made with plastic debris from the Pacific Ocean. Guests of all ages will be mesmerized as they interact with these larger-than-life art pieces, all while learning why it’s important to keep our waterways clean and safe for all living things.

Washed Ashore educates guests on the rising plastic pollution problem in our oceans and waterways, including everyday actions to make a difference for the Great Lakes and beyond. This exhibit has traveled to botanical gardens, aquariums, zoos, and museums across North America making stops at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, the Epcot Center at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, and many more.