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Chihuly Collection presented by the Morean Arts Center

400 Beach Dr, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
727.896.4527
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Type: Art Museums
Traveler Description: A Permanent collection of Dale Chihully's unique artwork.  Displayed in a waterfront setting designed by architect Albert Alfonso.  The collection is... more »
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Tampa Bay FL
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2013 NEW

Quite a few beautiful items but overrated. Entrance fee was too high. The experience was disappointing.

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Newville, Pennsylvania
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2013 NEW

The collection is absolutely amazing, it is hard to put into words how beautiful the blown glass items are and how intricate they are. If you are in the area this is a must see stop. We had a Groupon coupon for the Morean Arts Center Hot Shop which wasn't open yet so we decided to venture down to see... More

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Fort Lauderdale
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2013

Amazing collection of his work. The movie about his work was well worth the viewing time and really made us appreciate what we saw even more. I wish the collection was larger though- but still well worth the visit.

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Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013

I love glass art in general and his pieces are amazing but it is a pretty small museum and the gift shop is so so.

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Alpharetta, Georgia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2013

I have seen some of Chihuly's glass sculptures in Miami and Atlanta and Nassau. I went here with my parents while vacationing in the St. Petersburg, FL area. It's a great little museum showing of some of of his best of his collection. The admission is reasonable ($14.95 per person). Our guide was a local artists/volunteer for the museum and... More

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Los Altos, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2013

My second time going, I took the docent tour, did not last this time, she was talking too much, but if it is your first time ,it is good. I had been told they had new pieces, that was not correct but you can never get tired of seeing beautiful glass work. I liked the movie about his work, you... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 29, 2013

Although the museum is small, Chihuly does installations of blown glass in monumental locations. So his style was well-represented. We went inside first, then watched the movie. It was amazing to see how the huge glass pieces are blown, molded and formed.

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St. Petersburg, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 29, 2013

Although a relatively small art museum, it offers a great collection of Chihuly’s incredible glass art pieces. We have been several times and never cease to be amazed at his creativity and the sheer magnitude of some of his work. Don’t miss this!

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Orlando, Florida
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2013

Chihuly work is great, except it only takes about 20 mins of you time and while very interesting and pretty the cost is prohibitive.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 21, 2013

I'm not really a museum type of guy, but I really enjoyed this glass blowing museum. Recommend you watch the hour long video located just off the lobby first. You will appreciate and enjoy the museum even more if you do this. Bring your camera and you can do this in two to three hours.

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