Corning museum of glass

Hanging Lamp, Blown, stamping, Roman Empire, 300-499. 61.1.1.

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Whether found in nature or hand-blown, glass objects are undeniably fascinating, both for their aesthetic qualities and as artworks that challenge the viewer to consider the limitations of a material. At the Corning Museum of Glass, visitors encounter a complete history of glass art in an astounding range of forms and designs.

Why you should visit the Corning Museum of Glass in the Finger Lakes New York

Colorless non-lead glass; blown, engraved. Slightly tapered bowl with rounded base; engraved garlands of fruit alternating with swags of flowers; tall stem composed o …

The Corning Museum of Glass collection includes over 55,000 objects representing more than 3,500 years of glass art, history, and science

Shelburne Falls, MAInspired by the story of Apollo astronauts seeing the earth ‘hanging like a blue marble in space,’ Josh Simpson began creating his own fanciful marble-sized planets in the mid-1970s. This early artistic exploration, combined with his intense interest in physics, cosmology, astronomical phenomena, and all things mechanical, inform and inspire his work to this day. Josh Simpson is a contemporary glass artist who uses old techniques. Each planet is hand shaped with wooden…

The Corning Museum of Glass, Contemporary Art + Design Wing provides 100,000 square feet of new space, including 26,000 square feet of galleries for its col ...