Dates & times
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- Wednesdays10:00 AM – 5:00 PMOngoing weekly schedule
- Thursdays10:00 AM – 8:00 PMOngoing weekly schedule
- Friday, Saturday · weekly10:00 AM – 5:00 PMOngoing weekly schedule
- Sundays12:00 PM – 5:00 PMOngoing weekly schedule
Dale Chihuly: The Oklahoma Collection at OKCMOA
More than 500 donors supported the campaign that brought OKCMOA’s Chihuly glass collection into public ownership in 2004. The ongoing exhibition connects that Oklahoma City history with the work of an artist whose practice centers on glass.
A downtown exhibition becomes a collection
The story began with Dale Chihuly: An Inaugural Exhibition, which opened March 16, 2002, in connection with the Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s move to its downtown home. After the exhibition drew strong interest, the museum bought the Chihuly glass collection in 2004. More than 500 donors supported the acquisition campaign.
That history gives the current presentation a local dimension: visitors see work from the museum’s holdings, a collection the museum describes as one of the world’s largest public collections of Chihuly artwork. The ongoing exhibition features three decades of sculpture and works on paper.
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Glass at the center of a wider practice
OKCMOA frames the exhibition around Chihuly’s contribution to the studio glass movement, his innovations and his artistic process. The museum describes a practice shaped by bold color, experimentation with technique and organic forms, with glass as its primary medium.
The artist has also worked with paint, charcoal, neon, ice and Polyvitro. Those materials help explain the breadth of his career, but the current exhibition is described as featuring glass and works on paper; the other media are not a promise of what visitors will find in the galleries.
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Plan your museum visit
Weekly hours for an ongoing exhibition
OKCMOA lists the exhibition as ongoing. The museum is open Wednesday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., and Sunday noon–5 p.m. It is closed Monday and Tuesday and on Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
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General museum admission applies
Admission is $19.95 plus tax for adults; $17.95 plus tax for seniors 62 and older and college students; and $12.95 plus tax for active-duty and retired military. Museum members and children 17 and under are admitted free. The exhibition listing specifies general museum admission, not a separate exhibition-only ticket.
Other free-admission options have specific conditions: Access for All offers free entry to visitors of any age on the second Sunday of each month. Museums on Us provides one free general admission on the first full weekend of each month to visitors presenting an eligible Bank of America, Merrill or Bank of America Private Bank debit or credit card and valid photo ID. Blue Star Museums offers free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve, from Armed Forces Day in May through Labor Day.
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Walk-up tickets are accepted
Advance reservations are not required; tickets can be purchased at the admissions desk. The museum accepts printed tickets and tickets shown on a mobile device.
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Getting to OKCMOA
Address and streetcar
The museum is at 415 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. The OKC Streetcar’s Library stop is across the street. The museum’s map links can calculate directions from your starting point; its FAQ points to the streetcar service for route, fare and service information.
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Parking
The museum parking lot is directly north of OKCMOA, on the northwest corner of Hudson and Robert S. Kerr. The museum lists weekday rates through 6 p.m. as $6 for 30 minutes, $9 for one hour, $13 for two hours and $17 for eight hours. From Friday at 6 p.m. through Sunday, listed rates are $6 for two hours, $8 for four hours and $13 for eight hours; rates may change during events.
Designated accessible parking on Couch Drive in front of the museum is free for up to two hours.
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Before you make a plan
Do I need to reserve a ticket in advance?
No. OKCMOA says walk-up tickets are available at the admissions desk; printed and mobile tickets are accepted.
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Does the exhibition include Chihuly’s work in media other than glass?
The exhibition is described as featuring glass and works on paper. Chihuly’s broader practice also includes paint, charcoal, neon, ice and Polyvitro, but those media are not listed as part of this presentation.
What works does OKCMOA name in the exhibition overview?
The overview points to Baskets, Seaforms, Oklahoma Persian Ceiling and Ikebana Boat as examples; it does not present a complete checklist.
Location & Google Maps
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
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