
Behind the scenes. The installation of Dale Chihuly's glass sculptures at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. (Source: CBS4)
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CORAL GABLES (CBSMiami) – A walk among the lush landscape of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, with Dale Chihuly glass sculptures so perfectly placed throughout, the amount of work it takes to transport the gallery of glass is often and easily overlooked.
READ MORE: South Florida Housing Trends: Real Estate Inventory Shrunk, Prices SkyrocketedMore than 5,000 pieces of glass had to be transported cross country, from Chihuly’s hometown of Seattle, to Coral Gables for 15 days of installation for a total of 24 exhibit locations throughout the 83 -acre garden.
READ MORE: 2 Hospitalized As Van Ends Up In Pond In SW Miami-DadeTom Lind, the project manager for Chihuly’s exhibitions, gave CBS4’s Lisa Petrillo insight into all the work that goes behind the setup.
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