Documented artwork / glass tower and ceiling installation
Fireworks of Glass
Credit as documented: Dale Chihuly
Fireworks of Glass rises from the lower level through the central space of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. Dale Chihuly completed the permanent installation in 2006. Its forty-three-foot tower contains more than 3,200 hand-blown pieces and can be seen from every museum level. A separate floating ceiling contains another 1,600 pieces. Below the tower, an interactive exhibition introduces visitors to glassmaking through molded forms and a virtual glassblowing activity.
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At a glance
- Year / version
- 2006
- Materials
- hand-blown glass
- Documented setting
- indoor
- Dimensions
- Tower 43 ft tall; over 3,200 glass pieces in tower and 1,600 in floating ceiling (museum counts).
- Dimensions apply to
- Documented object or named component scope only; no relocation/engineering specification. Source disagreements and architectural measurements remain explicitly qualified.
- Availability
- Unconfirmed
Places & versions
Installation history
Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.
2006
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Site
- The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
- City
- Indianapolis
- State / region
- IN
- Country
- United States
- Address
- 3000 North Meridian Street
- Historical siting
- permanent
Installation details checked 2026-10-17.
Materials and construction
A revolving seat lets visitors study the floating ceiling from underneath. The museum's two glass-piece totals describe different components and should not be substituted for one another. The tower height likewise does not describe the full room or the ceiling's span.
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- www.childrensmuseum.org ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17