The Museum of Glass presents Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass, the first exhibition to look at Tagliapietra’s art and forty years of his career.
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Tacoma, Wash. (October 18, 2007)— The Museum of Glass will welcome American glass master Richard Marquis along with a group of his Australian colleagues, artists Nick Mount, Clare Belfrage and Tim Edwards, for a two-week Hot Shop Visiting Artist residency November 7 – 11 and 14 – 18, 2007. For this group of artists, this […]
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Tacoma, Wash. (October 5, 2007)—The Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum and Washington State History Museum will offer special activities to celebrate Halloween with a touch of culture. Each museum has scheduled hands-on activities, storytelling sessions and other fun and spooky experiences that will appeal to visitors of all ages. All activities are included with […]
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Tacoma, Wash. (October 3, 2007)— The Museum of Glass will welcome Lino Tagliapietra for a 5-day Visiting Artist residency in the Hot Shop October 24 – 28, 2007. Lino Tagliapietra is revered as the maestro of glassblowing, an inspiring teacher and the elder statesman between the glass centers of Venice, Italy and the Pacific […]
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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.
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.
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