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The Latest at Museum of Glass
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2026 Museum of Glass Capital Project
Since its founding nearly 25 years ago, Museum of Glass has become a cultural icon in the Pacific Northwest, and a place where imagination, artistry, and innovation thrive. Now, it is time for the Museum to embrace a larger role. In the second quarter of 2026, Museum of Glass will begin construction on the first capital renovation project in its history. The Museum needs to modernize, improve, and expand its gallery spaces to present a more thorough, interdisciplinary perspective on the art form, celebrate its pioneering artists, and exhibit more work from emerging and established artists. A foundational component of this expansion is a new immersive gallery dedicated to the Lino Tagliapietra collection—175 works, recently gifted to the Museum from the artist.
Learn more about the 2026 Museum of Glass Capital Project and the Lino Tagliapietra Legacy Gallery →
2026 Visiting Artist Lineup
The Visiting Artist Residency Program brings artists from around the world to the Museum Hot Shop to create new works with our Hot Shop Team. These residencies create a sense of excitement and wonder as artists explore new directions in their practice that may not be possible in their own studios. Residencies range in length from single-day visits to week-long engagements, and one piece created during the residency is selected for inclusion in the Museum's Permanent Collection. On the Sunday of their residency at 1pm, Visiting Artists share insights into their creative process, and invite guests to ask questions and learn more about the body of work they created during the week.
Forged in Fire: Celebrating America 250
In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary in 2026, and in partnership with America 250, Forged in Fire at Museum of Glass will combine illustrated lectures, live glassblowing demonstrations, and multimedia content to trace the evolution of American glassmaking, from colonial Jamestown to the contemporary works of Dale Chihuly. Each event illuminates the artistry, design, and cultural significance of glass as both a decorative and functional medium.
Lectures and demonstrations begin in March and continue into the fall.
Museum of Glass Stories
Artist interviews, program spotlights, and more.
In the Galleries
Learn more about the exhibitions currently on view.
Field Notes: Artists Observe Nature
November 16, 2024 – March 15, 2026
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.
Spotlight on Chihuly
March 30, 2024 – March 22, 2026
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.
Kids Design Glass: The First Generation
October 4, 2025 - March 15, 2026
Can children be designers of fine art, too? In the 22 years since the beginning of the Kids Design Glass program, we have determined that the answer to that question is unequivocally yes. Kids Design Glass: The First Generation features 50 of the first Kids Design Glass sculptures. These pieces have been delighting visitors to the Museum since the program’s inception. Beyond its unique appearance, a Kids Design Glass piece embraces the symbiotic relationship between designer and glassblower in a new way. Without a technical understanding of the constraints of glass as a medium, these children challenge the Hot Shop Team to explore new kinds of precision – that which requires the abandonment of glassblowing norms.
Lino Tagliapietra Legacy Gallery
Museum of Glass became a collecting institution in 2007. Since that time, it has built a significant collection of works by artists who have completed residencies in the Hot Shop, glass pieces that document the Studio Glass movement, contemporary glass, and nineteenth- and early twentieth-century glass produced in factories in the United States and Europe. However, the Museum’s collection has not yet been able to tell a sufficiently comprehensive story of glass and the Pacific Northwest’s critical role in its advancement. Until now. Lino Tagliapietra, the world’s most renowned living glass maestro, has generously gifted 175 works and installations from his archival collection to Museum of Glass.
As part of the Museum of Glass 2026 capital renovation project, Museum of Glass will build the immersive new Lino Tagliapietra Legacy Gallery.
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.