Chihuly at Dallas Arboretum
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| Chihuly glass sculpture hanging in the Tower of David, Jerusalem |
“Chihuly at the Dallas Arboretum” runs from May 5 – November 5, 2012. It features dramatic glass sculptures in more than 15 locations throughout the 66-acre Arboretum.
Are there special activities?
The Arboretum will offer garden hours from 6–10 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings to present "Chihuly Nights," a magical, illuminated opportunity to view the sculptures with special effects lighting and various dining opportunities. Evening admission prices are as follows:
| Member Adult $12 Senior $10 Child $9 No Parking Fee |
Non-Member Adult $20 Senior $15 Child $10 No Parking Fee |
What are daytime (9 AM – 5 PM) admission prices?
Adult $15
Senior $12
Child $9
Parking $10
Adult $15
Senior $12
Child $9
Parking $10
Tuesday and Thursday evenings, "Concerts at the Arboretum" will accompany your stroll. Wednesday evenings are prepaid tickets only with limited availability. Online blocks of tickets are available from either 6–8 PM or 8–10 PM. Admission to the garden is available until 9 PM. There is no charge for parking; however, you will need to select your parking lot online prior to arriving.
*Concert nights – Non-member prices increase $2 each.
Chihuly Nights are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from May – July. Wednesday only in August. Wednesday and Thursday from September and October.
Who is Dale Chihuly?
Artist Dale Chihuly creates free-standing sculptures, large-scale artwork installations and drawings, which have been exhibited at museums, gardens, architectural environments and galleries throughout the world. Ninety-seven exhibitions in seven countries have presented Chihuly artworks during the last decade, which have been enjoyed by more than 10 million visitors. If you have visited the Dallas Museum of Art, you have probably seen his flower-like glass hangings in the cafe window.
Artist Dale Chihuly creates free-standing sculptures, large-scale artwork installations and drawings, which have been exhibited at museums, gardens, architectural environments and galleries throughout the world. Ninety-seven exhibitions in seven countries have presented Chihuly artworks during the last decade, which have been enjoyed by more than 10 million visitors. If you have visited the Dallas Museum of Art, you have probably seen his flower-like glass hangings in the cafe window.
Chihuly’s lifelong affinity for glasshouses has grown into a series of exhibitions within botanical settings. His
Garden Cycle began in 2001 at Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago. Chihuly also exhibited at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, near London, in 2005, and at nearly a dozen sites in the United States through 2010. Meanwhile, he has continued to have major indoor exhibitions at venues including the de Young Museum in San Francisco, 2008, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2011. The Dallas exhibit will be Chihuly’s twelfth outdoor garden exhibition and is expected to attract several hundred thousand visitors.
Chihuly’s work is included in more than 200 museum collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Corning Museum of Glass. Expansive Chihuly collections are held by the Tacoma Art Museum, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, and the Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Florida. He has been awarded ten honorary doctoral degrees, a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant, a Fulbright Fellowship, and two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships.