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Giant Safety Pin in New Orleans, Louisiana (Corridor Pin, Blue)

Safety pins are a useful little mechanism designed to fasten fabric together while protecting users from the clasp’s sharp point. In the late 70s and 80s, they became a mainstay of punk fashion. In the late 2010s they became a symbol of solidarity and trust for victims of racism. And, in the 90s, they became the inspiration for a popular piece of pop art by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, a giant safety pin also known as Corridor Pin, Blue.

Giant Safety Pin in New Orleans, Louisiana

Corridor Pin, Blue AKA the giant safety pin is a 21-foot tall sculpture made of stainless steel and aluminum with blue acrylic polyurethane enamel.

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Enjoy fun games and challenges to pass the time on your next road trip and have a keepsake to look back on for years to come with this entertaining must-have for your next vacation.

Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen created many giant versions of everyday things while they were married (sadly van Bruggen passed away in 2009). Some of their other giant artwork include Batcolumn in Chicago, Illinois; Spoonbridge and Cherry in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Plantoir Giant Garden Trowel in Des Moines, Iowa; and the Free Stamp in Cleveland, Ohio.

This version of the world’s largest safety pin can be found at the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at the New Orleans Museum of Art in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was installed there in 1999, but there are several other copies in existence. One has been on display in the Sculpture Garden of San Francisco’s De Young Museum since 1999. An “artist’s proof” was installed at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, in August 2019 (which is, most likely, the same one that used to live at Northpark Center in Dallas, Texas). And there may even be a fourth one at Oldenburg and van Bruggen’s Chateau de la Borde in Loire Valley, France.

Giant Safety Pin in New Orleans, Louisiana

Giant Safety Pin – Corridor Pin, Blue

Address: Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Cir, New Orleans, LA 70124
Hours: 10 am – 5 pm, daily (October 1 – March 31); 10 am – 6 pm, daily (April 1 – September 30)
Cost: Free Admission


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Pop art by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, a giant safety pin known as Corridor Pin, Blue, found at the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at New Orleans Museum of Art in New Orleans, Louisiana. View this weird roadside attraction on your New Orleans vacation or Louisiana road trip a fun stop for any travel itinerary or bucket list!
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Pop art by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, a giant safety pin known as Corridor Pin, Blue, found at the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at New Orleans Museum of Art in New Orleans, Louisiana. View this weird roadside attraction on your New Orleans vacation or Louisiana road trip a fun stop for any travel itinerary or bucket list!
Pop art by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, a giant safety pin known as Corridor Pin, Blue, found at the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at New Orleans Museum of Art in New Orleans, Louisiana. View this weird roadside attraction on your New Orleans vacation or Louisiana road trip a fun stop for any travel itinerary or bucket list!
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Pop art by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, a giant safety pin known as Corridor Pin, Blue, found at the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at New Orleans Museum of Art in New Orleans, Louisiana. View this weird roadside attraction on your New Orleans vacation or Louisiana road trip a fun stop for any travel itinerary or bucket list!
Pop art by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, a giant safety pin known as Corridor Pin, Blue, found at the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at New Orleans Museum of Art in New Orleans, Louisiana. View this weird roadside attraction on your New Orleans vacation or Louisiana road trip a fun stop for any travel itinerary or bucket list!
#LouisianaRoadsideAttractions #LouisianaRoadsideAttraction #RoadsideAttractions #RoadsideAttraction #RoadTrip #LouisianaRoadTrip #NewOrleansRoadTrip
Pop art by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, a giant safety pin known as Corridor Pin, Blue, found at the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at New Orleans Museum of Art in New Orleans, Louisiana. View this weird roadside attraction on your New Orleans vacation or Louisiana road trip a fun stop for any travel itinerary or bucket list!

VALerie BROMANN

Founder & Head Road Tripper

Val is the founder and head road tripper at Silly America. Having grown up near Berwyn's famed car kabob, The Spindle, and a restaurant with a cow on its roof, her fascination with roadside attractions started early. Today, Val has visited hundreds roadside attractions across the United States and is constantly on the lookout for the next BIG thing!

The Road Trip Journal & Activity Book - Everything You Need to Have and Record an Epic Road Trip! By Valerie Bromann

The Road Trip Journal & Activity Book

Everything You Need to Have and Record an Epic Road Trip!

BY Valerie Bromann

Enjoy fun games and challenges to pass the time on your next road trip and have a keepsake to look back on for years to come with this entertaining must-have for your next vacation.

The road trip you’ve been dreaming of starts here! Journal about your stops and get to know your fellow passengers with activities and exercises designed to pass the time and bring you closer together. Instead of “Are we there yet?” you’ll find yourself asking, “We’re there already?”. Complete with prompts you can turn to while driving between locations, this journal will one day be a memento of your life-changing trip.