Activities at the Museum

Programs

Programs

The Museum offers programs for all ages and interests. Families will find many activities for children, from free monthly Families Explore programs that offer insight into different cultures and eras, to free evening Family Nights which offer the perfect way to introduce little ones to the Museum. Adult visitors can learn more about glass through free Meet the Artist lectures (many also live streamed on the web), or enjoy an evening of live music and hot glassmaking at 2300°.  Take classes at The Studio or enjoy gallery activities and tours. There's something for everyone.

Upcoming Events

Members Only Shopping in The GlassMarket
May 1 - 31, 2012
Enjoy an extra 10% off (for a total Member's discount of 25%!) all your purchases at the GlassMarket by showing your membership card in May!  
GlassFest
May 24 - 27, 2012
The 3rd Annual GlassFest is a four-day celebration of glass & the fire arts in the Crystal City, featuring live hot glass show, flameworking competition, illuminated sculpture...
 
2300°: GlassFest (2012)
May 24, 2012 5:30pm to 7:30pm
This special 2300° kicks off the Third Annual Corning, NY GlassFest. Live Glassmaking Watch as designer Paul Haigh works with our museum glass artists, on the outdoor stage,...
Blue Star Museums Program
May 25 - September 3, 2012
The Museum is once again participating in the Blue Star Museums program, offering free Museum admission to all active military through Labor Day. The Museum also offers a 15%...
 
GlassLab
May 29 - 30, 2012 10:00am to 12:00pm

Designer Josh Owen works with Museum glassmakers to explore and prototype his design concepts in a public GlassLab session at the Museum’s Hot Glass Show on the Courtyard Stage.

Hot Glass Show
May 31 - June 6, 2012
Join The Corning Museum of Glass and other area museums in celebrating New York State Museum Week in Finger Lakes Wine Country. All week long, kids and teens 19 and under receive...