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Museum Mobile App

Museum Mobile App

Download this app in iTunes or Android Marketplace, or rent an iPod Touch when you arrive!

Explore 35 centuries of glass art. This app from The Corning Museum of Glass showcases more than 100 highlights of the world’s best glass museum, from an ancient Egyptian glass portrait of a pharaoh to Venetian glass masterpieces to works by modern and contemporary artists like Louis Comfort Tiffany, Emile Galle, Dale Chihuly, and Josiah McElheny.

The app features:

  • High-res images
  • In-depth object descriptions
  • Audio descriptions by curators
  • Videos showing the art of glassblowing and other glassmaking techniques

There is a section with child-friendly audio content.

(Requires an Internet connection)

Rent an iPod Touch for $3

  • Use an iPod Touch device to explore the Museum's Mobile App.
  • iPod Touch devices are available at the Admissions Desk when
    you arrive, or at any point during your visit.
  • Payment must be made using a credit card.

Using the Mobile App

This video tutorial walks you through using the Museum's Mobile App on an iPod Touch.

iPod Touch Tutorial

GlassLab Web App

Be immersed in the creative process of the GlassLab Design Program through designer profiles, videos and objects in the GlassLab web app at http://www.cmog.org/glasslab.

The GlassLab web app is optimized for viewing on any device. Simply visit http://www.cmog.org/glasslab in the web browser on your iPhone, Android, other mobile device, desktop, laptop, or tablet.

The GlassLab web app can also be saved to your home screen to access like any other app.

Follow these instructions on your Apple device:
Go to http://www.cmog.org/glasslab. A gray box will prompt you with the following message:
“Install this web app on your iPhone: tap the share icon and then Add to Home Screen.”
Exit your web browser and tap on the GlassLab icon on your home screen to access the web app again.

Follow these instructions on your Android device:
Go to http://www.cmog.org/glasslab. Tap to open the Menu, or Options. Then tap Bookmarks. Tap Add bookmark, and OK.