A section of one of the panels on a merry-go-round in the kiddieland section of Seattle Center's dismantled Fun Forest sits idle at the base of the Space Needle. A Chihuly exhibit was selected to occupy this acre of Seattle Center. The exhibit will be opened in time for the 50th anniversary of the 1962 World's Fair. The Space Needle and many of the structures at Seattle Center were built for the 1962 World's Fair.
The 44,00 square foot structure - a glass house - will exhibit some $50 million of Chihuly art and is expected to draw a thousand visitors a day. The public-private venture was proposed by the owners of a nearby privately owned venue, the Space Needle. The Chihuly museum, is to be built with private funds and the land leased by Seattle Center for 20 years.
UPDATE: The museum opens May 21, 2012.
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