“Blue Ridge Chandelier” hangs outside the galleries in the 2010 McGlothlin Wing, where glass artist Dale Chihuly's pieces are installed in dramatically lit lower-level spaces. (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)

“Blue Ridge Chandelier” hangs outside the galleries in the 2010 McGlothlin Wing, where glass artist Dale Chihuly's pieces are installed in dramatically lit lower-level spaces. (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)