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Live glassmaking provides a unique context for understanding the Museum’s amazing collection. Learn more about the techniques used to make the objects in the galleries by watching today’s glassmakers at work.
Watch as a master glassmaker takes a glowing gob of molten glass on the end of a pipe and skillfully shapes it into a vase, bowl, or sculpture at the narrated Hot Glass Show. See flameworkers shape rods of glass into fanciful objects at the Flameworking Demo. Learn more about the properties of glass at the Optical Fiber and Glassbreaking Demos.
Not surprisingly, The Corning Museum of Glass is passionate about the art of glassmaking, and we like to share our passion with audiences around the world. Come see the Hot Glass Show at the Museum in Corning, NY, where live glassblowing demonstrations are offered all day, every day, year-round. We...
Flameworking Demos are live, narrated demonstrations of glassworking at a 5,000 degree Fahrenheit gas- and oxygen-powered torch. Shows take place throughout the day, in the Glass Innovation Center, and are included in the cost of admission. See today's schedule. Expert flameworkers demonstrate the...
The Optical Fiber Demo explains how thin threads of glass can carry enormous amounts of digital information and power our high-speed information age. The demo lasts about 15 minutes, is offered every day, and is included in the cost of admission. See today's schedule Demonstrators show how light...
Here’s the one area of the Museum where we actually encourage visitors to break glass! The Glassbreaking Demo is a 15-minute demo that explores how glass breaks and why. The demo is included in the cost of admission. See schedule. Ever wonder how the glass in your car window breaks different from...
You Design It; We Make It! brings the art of design and glassmaking alive for visitors of all ages. Submit a %%drawing%% of something you’d like to see made in glass. It can be a fanciful shape, something inspired by the collection, or an idea you’ve always wanted to see realized. Tell us what...
