Where Is Seaform Pavilion? See It at Tacoma Art Museum

Q: How many glass pieces are in the Seaform Pavilion?

2,364 individually blown glass sculptures from Chihuly's Seaform and Persian series, all suspended overhead in a plate-glass ceiling. Visitors walk beneath them and look up through the translucent forms.

Q: Where is the Seaform Pavilion?

On the Bridge of Glass, a 500-foot pedestrian bridge spanning Interstate 705 in Tacoma, Washington. It connects the Museum of Glass to downtown. The bridge opened in 2002 and also features Chihuly's Crystal Towers and Venetian Wall installations.

Q: Why Tacoma?

Chihuly was born and raised in Tacoma, making this a hometown tribute. The bridge transforms an ordinary highway overpass into an immersive art experience, connecting the city's museum district to its downtown core.

Q: Is it free to visit?

Yes. The Bridge of Glass is free and open to the public at all times. You don't need a Museum of Glass ticket to walk through and view the Seaform Pavilion, Crystal Towers, and Venetian Wall. The museum itself charges admission.

Dale Chihuly modeled this arresting glass installation for his hometown museum in Tacoma, Washington. The Seaform series draws inspiration from the shells, sea life, and waters of Puget Sound that surrounded Chihuly growing up.

The Tacoma Art Museum holds the largest retrospective collection of Chihuly's work in any museum. Most pieces were donated by the artist in honor of his parents, Viola and George, and his brother George W. Chihuly.

The organic, flowing forms push the boundaries of what's possible in blown glass, with colors ranging from translucent ambers to deep oceanic blues.

2,364 individually blown glass sculptures from Chihuly's Seaform and Persian series, all suspended overhead in a plate-glass ceiling. Visitors walk beneath them and look up through the translucent forms.

On the Bridge of Glass, a 500-foot pedestrian bridge spanning Interstate 705 in Tacoma, Washington. It connects the Museum of Glass to downtown. The bridge opened in 2002 and also features Chihuly's Crystal Towers and Venetian Wall installations.

Chihuly was born and raised in Tacoma, making this a hometown tribute. The bridge transforms an ordinary highway overpass into an immersive art experience, connecting the city's museum district to its downtown core.

Yes. The Bridge of Glass is free and open to the public at all times. You don't need a Museum of Glass ticket to walk through and view the Seaform Pavilion, Crystal Towers, and Venetian Wall. The museum itself charges admission.

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