It’s taken more than four years to get there, but the Tennessee Aquarium is now a no-vacancy facility.

With the opening today of “Jellies: Living Art,” an exhibit celebrating the natural beauty of jellyfish and the man-made beauty of works by glass artists, the aquarium will have filled the last of its empty gallery spaces.

From penguins and butterflies to river otters and sturgeon, the breadth of the collection between the two buildings is something Chattanooga should be proud of, said Thom Benson, communications manager.

“It’s really a tremendously diverse collection of life we have here,” Benson said. “We literally have animals ... from every corner of the world. That’s something to celebrate, that we have this in our backyard.”

“Jellies: Living Art” isn’t limited to the six new species and dozens of glass works by renowned artists like Dale Chihuly and Cork Marcheschi housed at the aquarium.

A complementary exhibit at the Hunter Museum of American Art will expand the artistic component of the aquarium’s exhibit. The centerpiece of the Hunter’s display will be Chihuly’s “Laguna Murano,” a towering, 1,400-piece chandelier made of golden glass.

The staffs of the museum and the aquarium worked together to bring the exhibit to Chattanooga from its previous home at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, where it resided for six years. New artists and species are being featured in the Chattanooga exhibit.

Although there are no animals on display at the Hunter, the care and attention given to the artwork is no less significant, said Rob Kret, the director of the museum.

“The aquarium has individuals that suit up to care for the animals, and we have staff here at the Hunter that suit up in white gloves and handle the artwork,” Kret said in a news release. “I think it really showcases the best of what each organization has to offer.”