Newly expanded Citygarden in St. Louis will reopen Saturday with a party in the park

Visitors to downtown St. Louis can say hello to Pinnochio again.

Jim Dine’s sculpture “Big White Gloves, Big Four Wheels,” which depicts the beloved character standing atop a bronze cart with arms outstretched, has been in storage for months while workers completed a major addition to Citygarden, its home.

Portions of the sculpture garden, a St. Louis landmark since its 2009 opening, have been closed to the public since early September. A kickoff event starting Saturday morning marks its reopening, the debut of three new sculptures and the return of Dine’s piece, plus another work that proved popular during a temporary installation in 2019.