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

Press Room Archive for 2008 August

Finnish Designer Oiva Toikka to be Featured Artist for Fourth Annual Bird Lovers’ Weekend at Museum of Glass

Categorized as: General News, Visiting Artists — Susan Newsom @ 10:43am
August 29, 2007

Tacoma, Wash. (August 29, 2007)— Finland’s Oiva Toikka returns to the Museum of Glass Hot Shop October 12 – 14, 2007, for the Fourth Annual Bird Lovers’ Weekend dedicated to Iittala’s  Birds by Toikka.  This three-day event will feature the U.S. debut of Toikka’s 2007 limited edition Red-winged Blackbird.  Each year, Toikka designs several new […]

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Museum of Glass Welcomes Its Millionth Visitor

Categorized as: General News — Susan Newsom @ 10:20am
August 3, 2007

The Museum of Glass welcomed its one millionth visitor this morning at 11:30 a.m. Debbie DuPuy of Seattle was the honored guest.

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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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