An amusement park at the foot of the Seattle Space Needle could be replaced by a major Chihuly museum if the project wins approval.
The owners of the Space Needle, a Seattle icon originally built for the 1962 World’s Fair, want to partner with the area’s other towering local figure, Dale Chihuly, in a bid to increase tourism to the Seattle Center area of the city. They have proposed leasing space near the foot of the Space Needle currently occupied by the Fun Forest Amusement Park to build a $15 million, 44,000-square-foot museum dedicated to one of the most famous living artists in the world. The Seattle Times newspaper reports that a project spokesperson announced plans to fill the museum with “at least $50 million” worth of Chihuly’s artwork.
