The John F. Wolfe Chihuly Resource Center

Open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays,
Wednesdays from 5 – 8 p.m., and by appointment only Tuesdays – Fridays.
To schedule an appointment, please call 614.645.5923.

Discover the fascinating world of Dale Chihuly, renowned artist and pioneer of the American Studio Glass Movement, at The John F. Wolfe Chihuly Resource Center. With the largest permanent collection of Dale Chihuly’s glass of any botanical garden in the world, the Conservatory’s new resource center provides extensive information about the artist and his prolific body of work, including:

• Non-lending library of Chihuly books, DVDs, and exhibition catalogs
• A flat screen TV and computer station for viewing materials and researching Chihuly’s web site and information about glassmaking and artwork
• A photographic timeline illustrating the evolution of Chihuly’s work
• Glass artworks and drawings by Chihuly

Named for John F. Wolfe, chairman and CEO of The Dispatch Printing Company and publisher of The Columbus Dispatch, the resource center is designed to accommodate changing exhibitions about the artist and about glassmaking. The research collection will grow as additional materials published on the artist are added. Future phases of the center include expanding the collection of books and materials about the history of glass, and contemporary artists who are Chihuly’s colleagues and, in many cases, his students.

Teacher Resources
To help make the most of a class visit to the Conservatory, a Chihuly Teacher Resource Kit for grades K through 12 is available for lending from the new resource center. The kit contains:

• Lesson plans based on Ohio’s Academic Content Standards in Visual Arts
• Information about the science of glass and how it is made
• A timeline of the history of glass
• A biography of Dale Chihuly
• A guide to his work illustrated with overhead transparencies
• A DVD, Chihuly at the Conservatory: Reshaping Space, a documentary made during the 2003-04 exhibition, and a CD of images from the same exhibition