November 20, 2012
Corning, NY – The Corning Museum of Glass hosts its annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 1, and Sunday, December 2, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
During this weekend, admission is free to all visitors. Enjoy holiday music by local groups, unique glass displays, discounted hands-on... more
October 19, 2012
The Corning Museum of Glass today unveiled its 2012 Rakow Commission work: Flower %%Block%% by Danish artist Steffen Dam. The artist’s most ambitious work to date, Flower %%Block%% is a grouping of 24 glass blocks in the style of his well-known series of glass panels, each... more
August 23, 2012
Corning, NY—The Corning Museum of Glass is currently seeking Docents (volunteer guides) to help share the history, art and science of glass with visitors from around the world, including special guests and school groups. Docents enrich guests’ experience with engaging tours and conversations about... more
July 17, 2012
Corning, NY— The Corning Museum of Glass has received an important collection of approximately 400 objects by the famous luxury glassmaker René Lalique (French, 1860–1945), from Maryland collectors Stanford and Elaine Steppa. Combined with the Museum’s existing holdings of glass objects and wax and... more
June 21, 2012
Watkins Glen International and The Corning Museum of Glass announced a strategic partnership Thursday morning and unveiled the trophy for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at The Glen race. The unique trophy designed and created by Corning Museum of Glass artist Eric Meek encompasses key aspects of... more
May 18, 2012
Corning, NY— The Corning Museum of Glass will bring its GlassLab design program to New York’s Governors Island this summer. On weekends, June 30-July 29, designers and graphic designers from the New York region will work with Corning Museum glassmakers in a series of free public glass design... more
May 1, 2012
Corning, NY— On June 23, 1972, Corning and the surrounding communities were devastated by a major flood, as a result of tropical storm Agnes. At the Museum, hundreds of objects were broken, more than half of the Library’s materials were saturated with flood water, and the facility was covered with... more
April 16, 2012
Corning, NY – Opening May, 19, 2012, at The Corning Museum of Glass, Making Ideas: Experiments in Design at GlassLab, will showcase more than 150 design prototypes created at GlassLab, a pioneering collaboration between international designers and master glassmakers from The Corning Museum... more
March 16, 2012
Corning, NY – Ten artists will research and experiment with new techniques and subjects as 2012 Artists-in-Residence at The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass.
For one month, each artist will be supported with technical assistance, housing, a food stipend, and studio space. They also will have... more
February 2, 2012
As part of the Museum’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of the American Studio Glass movement, the work of European glass innovator Erwin Eisch will be featured in an exhibition at The Corning Museum of Glass, March 15, 2012 – February 3, 2013. Eisch’s non-traditional approach to glassmaking... more
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