Last Updated on 12/01/25 by Rose Palmer
When the New York Botanical Gardens had an exhibit by master glass artist Dale Chihuly, I had to take a day trip to see it.
I have already written about how much I like the glass artworks of Dale Chihuly and my experience on the Tacoma Chihuly Trail, so when I learned that he was setting up another exhibit at the New York Botanical Gardens, I made the three-hour drive to see it. I chose a day that also included viewing the glass pieces lit up at night.
The exhibit has all the elements I expected from a Chihuly installation. They were scattered throughout the gardens, artfully displayed to complement their environment. I saw them by daylight, and then again lit up at night for a completely different experience.
The New York Botanical Gardens is a unique green oasis in a city that is more famous for its steel and concrete than its green spaces. I was surprised to learn that at the heart of the garden is an old-growth forest that has never been logged, with trees that were over 200 years old.
The gardens cover about 250 acres, and the Chihuly exhibit only took me through about a third of the grounds. To experience all of the gardens, I needed a good part of a day.
Dale Chihuly Exhibit at the New York Botanical Gardens
Sol del Citrón
Red Reeds on Logs
Blue Polyvitro Crystals
Sapphire Star
Float Boat and Koda Study
White Belugas
Machia Forest
Scarlet and Yellow Icicle Tower
Neon 206
Other related posts:
Another Chihuly post: On the Trail of Dale Chihuly – A Day in Tacoma, Washington
My story about my stay at the Atlantis hotel with one of Chihuly’s large installations: Plan a Holiday at Atlantis Dubai – My Resort Experience Like No Other
Cihuly at the Kew Gardens in London: A Date With a Chihuly Glass Exhibit at Kew Gardens
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Rose
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