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The Latest at Museum of Glass
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Concert in the Cone
November 21 | 6–7pm | FREE
Members of Northwest Sinfonietta and Kareem Kandi World Orchestra team up for a program of original works by Kareem Kandi, influenced by jazz, hip hop, Latin, and Middle Eastern music, and arranged for this unique fusion ensemble. Performed in the Hot Shop with live glassblowing by Hilltop Artists students, this is a multi-sensory experience not to be missed.
Fun for all ages, and FREE with support from Tacoma Creates!
2024 Annual Fund
Museum of Glass will be busy in the coming year as we act on our ambitious goal to improve our facility, most notably with the addition of a permanent Lino Tagliapietra Legacy Gallery featuring statement pieces from the maestro’s personal archive. In addition to this major project, the Museum continues to support artists, expand educational initiatives, and provide a dynamic experience for all visitors.
Your investment in the Museum enriches all facets of our core programming as well as our larger community. Your gifts position us for success in our major building endeavor. Put simply, you are making an extraordinary impact.
Visiting Artist Lineup
Through December 2024
Check out the lineup of Visiting Artists who will be holding live glassblowing demonstrations during their Hot Shop Residencies!
Hands-On Workshops
Channel your creativity at Museum of Glass! Join us in one of our workshops – from full fusing to tack fusing, mosaic to By the Furnace Hot Shop Experiences – and create a one-of-a-kind souvenir of your visit.
Museum of Glass Stories
Artist interviews, program spotlights, and more.
In the Galleries
Learn more about the exhibitions currently on view.
Nancy Callan: Forces at Play
October 9, 2024 - September 1, 2025
Seeing glass through the eyes of Nancy Callan is a delight, and experiencing the material through her work is a master class in the artistic process. Her elegant, playful designs are inspired by a seemingly limitless visual vocabulary and executed with extraordinary technical expertise. Nancy Callan: Forces at Play, Callan’s first museum survey, will invite visitors to experience the multitude of ways Callan has used hot glass as a canvas for her perspectives on the world around her.
Field Notes: Artists Observe Nature
November 16, 2024 — June 15, 2025
Not surprisingly, artists have looked to the natural world for inspiration for millennia. And, since the turn of the 20th century, there have been significant moments in which artists have sought to mimic the forms and patterns of nature in glass. Field Notes: Artists Observe Nature begins with works from the Art Nouveau period, roughly between 1890 and 1910, centered in France during the Belle Époque. More than a century later, contemporary glass artists have been similarly inspired by the natural world as a focus in their work. These innately curious artists have trained their prodigious skills in glass to honor the natural world; their work reminds the viewer of the marvelous phenomena outside of the studio walls.
Spotlight on Chihuly
March 30, 2024 - January 2025
Dale Chihuly’s boundless artistic vision has elevated the Pacific Northwest to an internationally acclaimed center for glassmaking. A native of Tacoma, Chihuly was one of the first Studio Glass artists to travel to the island of Murano, Italy to observe the secretive processes of Venetian glass factories. He was struck, not only by their technical prowess, but the importance of working as a team. These two ideas: experimentation to push the limits of glass, and the importance of collaboration, have had a lasting impact on Chihuly’s career and, subsequently, the culture of glassblowing in the Pacific Northwest.
Enhance Your Experience
Take a guided tour, participate in workshops, and visit the Museum Hot Shop.
Make Your Own Art
Learn how to create your own glass art in a variety of hands-on workshops inspired by the Museum’s current exhibitions, the season, events, and more.
Details on available workshops is available here.
Take a Tour
Add a docent-led tour to your next visit to MOG and get an personal and interactive experience in the galleries. Want to really stretch your legs? Consider an outdoor walking tour and learn about the art and architecture on the Thea Foss Waterway.
See Who’s in the Hot Shop
The Museum’s Visiting Artist Residency Program hosts artists in our world-class Hot Shop to create new works in glass with our Hot Shop Team. These artists create a sense of excitement and wonder as they experiment and explore new directions in their art that may not be possible in their own studios.