Corning Museum of Glass, 60 years : a look at 60 years of glass making and service for our community and the world.

Title: 
Corning Museum of Glass, 60 years : a look at 60 years of glass making and service for our community and the world.

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Description: 
36 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 x 29 cm
Format of Material: 
Books
Subjects: 
Corning Museum of Glass.
Museums New York (State) Corning History.
Glass Museums New York (State) Corning History.
Bib ID: 
138760
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Location: 
Secured Stacks - Corning Museum of Glass Institution Archive
Call Number: 
Corning Museum of Glass Archive, Box
Location: 
Secured Stacks
Call Number: 
AM101.C81.C81
Location: 
Stacks
Call Number: 
AM101.C81.C81
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Variant Title: 
CMOG: 60 years of glass
Notes: 
Cover title.
The zero in "60 years" is represented by the Corning Museum of Glass gloryhole symbol.
Special section from the Sunday, May 15, 2011 edition of The Leader, Corning, NY.
A copy of this publication is in the Corning Museum of Glass institutional archive.
Contents: 
History: celebrating 60 years --
60th birthday open house: schedule of events --
Directors and tribute to Tom Buechner --
Favorites from the collection --
The library: a treasure trove open to the public --
Tourism: 28 million visitors over 60 years --
Hot glass programs: telling the world about glass --
The Studio: internationally renowned glassmaking school --
Community programs: something for everyone --
2011 exhibitions --
Reflections --
Getting involved --
Museum underwater: 1972 flood --
The 200-inch disk: mirror to discovery.

Object/Material Note

Object/Material Note: 
Includes CMoG objects: 89.4.148, p. 12 (top left) -- 2000.4.6, p. 12 (bottom left) -- 92.2.10, p. 12 (bottom center) -- 85.1.1, p. 12 (bottom right) -- 2006.4.154. p. 13 (top left) -- 79.1.4, p. 13 (top center) -- 2005.3.21, p. 13 (top right) -- 86.4.180, p. 13 (bottom left) -- 2007.4.168, p. 13 (bottom center) -- 76.4.22, p. 13 (bottom right) -- 79.4.50, p. 22.
Includes CMGL materials: 112178, pages "Peacock blue" and "August 17th 1888", p. 15 (left) -- 112383, p. 15 (right) -- 128699, p. 28 (left) -- 126332, p. 29 (left) -- 119842, p. 29 (right) -- 116511, p. 30 -- 117719, p. 31 (left) -- 116506, p. 31 (center) -- 11623, p. 31 (right).