Today we went to the Grand Wailea Hotel for their free art tour.
We got valet parking at the front entrance and a ticket to get validated at the gallery so it was free also.
We met at the NaPua Gallery at 10am. and the tour lasted just over an hour.
There were only 5 of us in the tour which is guided by Michael Gilbert, art curator for the hotel who happens to be from Toronto.
He has been with the hotel , which is a Waldorf Astoria property, since it was built in 1991 buy a Japanese guy who also built the Four Seasons hotel next door.
He had a 30 million dollar budget for art before the hotel was even built.
It is the largest corporate art collection in Hawaii.
In addition to the Chihuly glass and Botero sculptures we saw several Picasso's and more that I can't remember .
It was really interesting hearing the curator's stories, he travels the world looking for art and has become friends with many famous artists.
After the tour we wandered around the grounds, this place is amazing. They even have their own Wedding Chapel on the grounds.
We could never afford to stay here but we actually like our little condo complex better.
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