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Postcard from Beijing

Museum of Glass curator David Francis, who took a five month leave of absence to join his family in China, has sent us an update on how his stay in Beijing is going. It appears he’s getting a bit homesick.

CuratorialBryn CavinJune 3, 2014
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View fullsize David Walters’ work is heavily inspired by fairy tales, but his command of glass enamel painting and unique sense of form breathes new life into stories of yore to introduce a modern sensibility all his own. This stunning work is not only beaut
View fullsize Cartoons, Heroes, and Monsters: Chalk Drawing at Museum of Glass | September 13 | 10am–1pm | FREE! Join us this Saturday to stretch your creative muscles and participate in a community art installation: chalk drawing on the Museum Plaza, hoste
View fullsize 📣🔥 Hey, artists! Don’t forget to submit your Visiting Artist Residency application for 2026 by midnight on November 1, 2025! 📣🔥 Each year, Museum of Glass invites artists to apply for a Visiting Artist Residency in the Hot Shop to explore
View fullsize Check out this year’s Red Hot Signature Goblet and Decanter, designed and blown by the Museum of Glass Hot Shop Team! These vintage designs harken back to fairytales of glass slippers and magic spindles, sparking our imaginations to write the n
View fullsize It’s not just any Sunday. It’s Cat Sunday! “Cat Sunday”, designed by Zoey, age 9, was blown to life in the Hot Shop in January of 2025. About this design, Zoey says, “a sunday but a cat-day!” Get your own adorab
View fullsize Happy first Friday of the school year, Tacoma! From all of us at Museum of Glass, we hope you started strong and are ready for a fantastic year of learning. ✏️🍎🎒 Object credit: Designed by Oiva Toikka (Finnish, 1931-2019) for Iittala, Inc. (Finnis
View fullsize Can you feel fall in the air? We certainly can, and that can only mean one thing: glass pumpkin season! 🍁🎃🍂 Join us September 27 on the Museum of Glass Grand Plaza for this year’s Pumpkin Patch Festival! From shopping for locally made glas
View fullsize Want an opportunity to win these stunning pieces and dozens more glass and non-glass art pieces, packages, and experiences? It’s not too late to RSVP for the 2025 Red Hot Auction & Gala, MOG’s biggest fundraiser of the year! Join us
View fullsize Today is the last day to experience “Nancy Callan: Forces at Play” at Museum of Glass. Come check out Callan’s first solo exhibition while you still can! Photo: “Nancy Callan: Forces at Play” at Museum of Glass. #Closi
View fullsize Check out the Puget Sound Veterans Creative Arts Exhibition in the Grand Hall! Museum of Glass is excited to partner with Veterans Affairs of Puget Sound Health Care System and American Lake Veterans Hospital to host the annual local exhibition of t
View fullsize You say “We want more ‘Kiss My Glass’ shirts!”, we say “How high?” Our FINAL restock of our “Kiss My Glass” shirts are now available in the Museum Store. Show your pride (and love of glass) year round
View fullsize As a special treat for the end of summer, the Museum will be open regular hours on Monday, September 1 for Labor Day. Visit us from 10am–5pm to explore the galleries, watch live glassblowing demonstrations in the Hot Shop, and shop the Museum S
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