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Wednesday – Sunday | 10am–5pm. Live glassblowing demonstrations all day.
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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 →
Joint Venture
Join us for our third-annual Joint Venture weekend! Although the Pacific Northwest is renowned for its hot glass community, a portion of these artists have sometimes been overlooked in the conversation. The greater pipe community also has its origins in the region and developed alongside the rise of soft glass. With the mission of further exploring this important corner of the glassmaking world and elevating these artists, Museum of Glass is hosting a collaboration of soft glass and borosilicate (hard glass) pipemakers in the Hot Shop for Joint Venture on April 18 and 19. The Museum will also be open late on Saturday, April 18, where artists will continue to demonstrate in the Hot Shop and visitors will have the opportunity to bid in a silent auction for a selection of the glass pipes and rigs made by the demonstrating artists.
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.
Museum of Glass Stories
Artist interviews, program spotlights, and more.
In the Galleries
Learn more about the exhibitions currently on view.
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, scheduled to open in the fall of 2026.
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.