Mille Fiori. Photography by Al Hurley, 2010 |
It's actually quite rare for a museum to be dedicated solely to one artist, and now St. Petersburg, Florida has two – the Salvador Dali Museum and the Chihuly Collection, presented by the Morean Arts Center.
Six years ago, the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, hosted a very popular exhibition of Dale Chihuly's work. Chihuly fell in love with the city, and largely through the efforts of architect Albert Alfonso, committed to the museum, which opened in July of 2010. It's the first installation of Dale Chihuly's glass in a site designed specifically for that purpose.
Below is the floor plan of the 10,000 square-foot museum, which also contains a gift shop and a small theater.
Outside the Chihuly Collection at night |
Morean Sea Forms. Photography by Al Hurley, 2010 |
Mille Fioro. Photography by Al Hurley, 2010 |
Float Boat, bottom image. Photography by Scott M. Leen, 2010 |
The Chihuly Collection
400 Beach Drive, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
Open seven day a week
Hi Mark, this exhibition must be quite something in person. I would like to be a fly on the wall when Dale is creating these installations. Especially the Mille Fioro...Oh, and your marbles do look lovely!
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Mark I adore the Morean Sea Forms, they are stunning!
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Karena
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Thanks H.H. and Karena. H.H., the interesting thing about the marbles is that some of them come out of Seattle, which Dale Chihuly re-energized as an area for glass blowing.
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