Thursday, August 20, 2015
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Woodland Gardens Exhibit Unlocks the Magic of Aquatic Life
After ten years and $16 million, the dazzling new SeaGlass Carousel opened for a media preview today, ahead of its official first day tomorrow, in the Battery. Featuring 30 different sea creatures that glow, rotate and rise up and down, the new attraction sits on the site of the original New York Aquarium. The Battery Conservancy president Warrie Price called it a "completely unique" experience that's "a major step forward in plans to revitalize The Battery."
The fish reside within a "nautilus-shaped shell" designed by WXY Architecture + Urban Design, nestled in the new Tiffany & Co. Foundation Woodland Gardens. The total project was funded by $8 million in public money and $8 million in private money raised by The Battery....