Birmingham Persian Wall

Curious about works of art that aren’t always included on a BMA tour? Take a DeTour with us! We will spend 30 minutes focusing on a work of art that is off the beaten path. This Saturday, drop by and join BMA Teaching Fellow Micah Mann as he facilitates a discussion around Dale Chihuly’s Birmingham Persian Wall. Meet Micah in the Main Lobby on the first floor at 1pm. Image caption: Dale Chihuly (born 1941), Birmingham Persian Wall, 1995-1996, Overall dimensions, as installed: 337 x 217 in. (856 x 551.2 cm), Individual units: 30 to 42 in. Diam. (up to 106.7 cm), blown glass; Museum purchase with funds from Ruth and Marvin Engel (east side); George W. Barber, Jr. Foundation (west side); Art Fund, Inc., the Blount Foundation, Day Family Foundation, Members of the Birmingham Museum of Art, Museum Store, Dr. and Mrs. John W. Poynor, Styslinger Foundation, Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth B. Taylor, and Vulcan Materials Company Foundation (center window), 1996.1