The Chrysler is famous for one of the world’s largest collections of glass objects, spanning 3,000 years, and for its glassblowing studio. American and European painting and sculpture, modern art, photography, and decorative arts collections are also strong. Wisteria, the museum’s airy café, opens to Mary’s Garden. The Chrysler is the anchor of the surrounding NEON (New Energy of Norfolk) Arts District, including street art murals and installations and art galleries. Adjacent to the museum, the waterfront street Mowbray Arch wraps around the elegant old Ghent neighborhood, worth exploring for its restaurants and shops. The museum-owned Moses Myer House (323 E. Freemason St.) reflects the life of a prosperous 19th-century Jewish merchant family and is open 12-5 on weekends.
Chrysler Museum of Art is an art museum free to the public. Their Glass Studio is an open demo studio where visitors can grab lunch and watch glass blowing in action. It’s also an educational studio for select glass applicants, and provides workshops for those interested (no experience required). Virginia Tourism Corporation, www.Virginia.org
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The Chrysler is famous for one of the world’s largest collections of glass objects, spanning 3,000 years, and for its glassblowing studio. American and European painting and sculpture, modern art, photography, and decorative arts collections are also strong. Wisteria, the museum’s airy café, opens to Mary’s Garden. The Chrysler is the anchor of the surrounding NEON (New Energy of Norfolk) Arts District, including street art murals and installations and art galleries. Adjacent to the museum, the waterfront street Mowbray Arch wraps around the elegant old Ghent neighborhood, worth exploring for its restaurants and shops. The museum-owned Moses Myer House (323 E. Freemason St.) reflects the life of a prosperous 19th-century Jewish merchant family and is open 12-5 on weekends.
