Corning Museum of Glass

The art, history, and science of glass are the focus of the Corning Museum of Glass, located in Corning, New York. It was established in 1951 by Corning Glass Works and now houses a collection of more than 50,000 glass items, some of which date back more than 3,500 years. The Corning Museum of Glass is a non-profit institution whose mission is to explain the history of the material glass. It was established in 1951 as a gift to the nation by Corning Glass Works (now Corning Incorporated) in celebration of the company's 100th anniversary. The Brooklyn Museum's founding director, Thomas S. Buechner, who would subsequently hold the position from 1973 to 1980, was in charge of the glass museum from 1951 to 1960.

More than 35 centuries of glass workmanship are on display in the museum's glass collection. Significant contemporary artists represented in the Museum's collection of works include Klaus Moje, Karen LaMonte, Bruno Pedrosa, Dale Chihuly, Brichtová, Ginny Ruffner, and Josiah McElheny. The world's largest and most renowned glass collection is displayed in the Glass Collection Galleries. The galleries examine ancient to modern glass and glassmaking from the Near East, Asia, Europe, and America. From a full-scale replica of an Egyptian furnace to the massive factories of Europe to the modest furnaces that powered the Studio Glass movement that started in America in 1962, they tell the tale of glass creation. Every nation and era in history where glassmaking has been done is represented in the galleries.

Hours: Open daily, 9am-5pm

Address: One Museum Way, Corning, NY 14830

Phone: 607-937-5371

Website: https://home.cmog.org/

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