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

Blue Star Museums
May 24 - September 2, 2013
The Museum is once again participating in the Blue Star Museums program, offering free Museum admission to all active military and their families through Labor Day. The Museum...
Alexander Rosenberg
June 19, 2013 11:00am to 12:00pm
Watch Beccy Feather and Alex Rosenberg demonstrate for their class, Kill Your Darlings. This furnace working class will ask, "What is the difference between 'my process' and 'my...
 
Meet the Artist: Michael Glancy
June 20, 2013 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Hear from artist Michael Glancy, whose abstract vessels explore nature, science, and metaphysics. Glancy’s pieces begin as cell-like patterns and arcane notations jotted down on...
Studio Faculty Presentations
June 25, 2013 7:30pm to 9:00pm
This week features Davide Salvadore, Heike Brachlow, and Denise Stillwaggon Leone in the Studio Faculty Presentations series. Hear from some of the best-known glassmakers in the...
 
Davide Salvadore
June 26, 2013 11:00am to 12:00pm
Watch Davide Salvadore demonstrate for his furnace working class, Creating and Using Murrine, based on a Muranese technique called tociar piere—the roll-up...
Peonies 177 watercolor by Alice Gouvy and Lilian Palmié for Tiffany Furnaces
June 26, 2013 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Have you ever been behind-the-scenes at the Rakow Library? Museum Members are invited to take a tour of the Library’s secured collections and see rare works such as works on paper...