Press Room Archive for 2008 October

Audience at the Red Hot Crystal Ball Gala 2005 [Photo: Justin Kuravackal]

RED HOT Gala Raises Over $250,000 for Museum of Glass Education and Exhibition Programs

Categorized as: General News, Events — Susan Newsom @ 12:24pm
October 31, 2006

Three hundred and forty guests dressed in red tie and Roaring Twenties attire attended the Museum of Glass’ third annual gala and auction on Saturday, September 30, 2006.

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Museum of Glass Presents Dante’s Inferno in the Hot Shop

Categorized as: General News, Events — Susan Newsom @ 9:55am
October 10, 2006

Tacoma, Wash. (October 10, 2006)— The Museum of Glass: International Center for Contemporary Art will present a delightfully scary stage adaptation of Dante’s The Divine Comedy in the Museum Hot Shop for two weekends in October.  Performances will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 20 – 22 and 27 – 29 at 5:30 pm.  […]

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Renowned French Artist to Work at Museum of Glass

Categorized as: General News, Visiting Artists — Susan Newsom @ 9:48am

Tacoma, Wash. (October 10, 2006)— The Museum of Glass is pleased to welcome Jean-Michel Othoniel as a Visiting Artist to the Hot Shop October 18 – 22, 2006. Othoniel will work with the Museum’s Hot Shop Team to create components for a new glass installation to be included in Mining Glass, an exhibition that […]

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About the Museum of Glass

All glass, all the time. Experience contemporary glass art in a breathtakingly beautiful museum on Tacoma's revitalized waterfront. Feel the heat as you watch a team of artists create masterpieces from molten glass in the hot shop amphitheater, the Museum’s working glass studio. See edgy exhibitions of 20th- and 21st-century glass in the galleries, participate in a hands-on art project, watch original documentary films about glass art and the artists who create it, shop for glorious gifts in the store and stroll across the remarkable Chihuly Bridge of Glass.

Hours & Admission

Open Wednesday through Saturday 10am to 5pm, Third Thursdays 10am to 8pm, Sunday 12pm to 5pm. Store is also open Tuesdays 10am – 5pm. Summer hours (Memorial Day through Labor Day): also open Monday and Tuesday from 10am to 5pm. Closed September 30th, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Admission is free for members, $10 general, $8 seniors, military and students (13+ with ID), $8 groups of 10 or more, $4 children (6-12) years old. Children under 6 are admitted free. Admission is free every third Thursday of the month from 5pm to 8pm.

Additional information is available on this website and the Info Line: 253.284.4750 or 866.4MUSEUM

Contact Info: Susan Newsom, Communications Manager - 253.284.4732, mediarelations@museumofglass.org

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