The significance of the collection has been recognized by the National Sculpture Society, the National Register of Historic Places and the South Carolina Arts Commission. A major landscape addition to the gardens was built in 1984 to exhibit Carl Milles' outstanding 15-piece group, The Fountain of the Muses. Many guests bring picnic lunches and use the spacious picnic area nest to Jessamine Pond. Picnic tables and trash receptacles are provided. There are soft drink and snack vending machines at the Visitors Pavilion.
Facilities are accessible to guests who rely on artificial or mechanical devices to be ambulatory.
All of the walkways in the sculpture gardens are paved. Strollers and wheelchairs may be rented at the Visitors Pavilion. A volunteer program has been in operation since 1983. This group of devoted volunteers helps the professional staff provide quality educational programs. Over 80 specially trained individuals donate their time in a variety of activities, including presenting public and school tours, dispensing information to visitors, assisting in the Museum Shop and education office, and preparing various mailings.