CHIHULY: Venice 2026
Thirty years on from an ambitious project that saw the installation of glass works throughout Venice’s canals, American artist Dale Chihuly is returning to the city.
Presented by Pilchuck Glass School and Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, CHIHULY: Venice 2026 will feature three striking new outdoor chandeliers installed along the Grand Canal, accompanied by an interpretive and archival centre housed at the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti.
The three monumental outdoor works (ranging from nearly 5 metres to 9.5 metres in height) in palazzo gardens will all be visible from the Accademia Bridge. Look out for tendrilled towers that look like giant aquatic plants in shimmering gold and marine blue. Stop by at night to see them lit up bioluminescence-like.