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Museum: Behind the Scenes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
By Danny Danziger (Viking, 2007)
Reviewed by Joan Soderland Hommel
Museum is an intriguing, although sometimes annoying, look inside New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the world’s largest and indisputably greatest museums. If you are looking for a discourse on the Metropolitan’s collection management […]
Early in May, I took a senior citizens tour to Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington. Coincidentally, I had just finished reading Pilchuck: a Glass School by Tina Oldknow. The book is the history of the founding and development of the school conceived by Dale Chihuly. On the day of the visit the sky was […]
Miniature cast glass animals and stars sparkle on a bed of hand-made blue Nepal paper resembling the night sky. Kiki Smith’s creation in glass, bronze and paper was inspired by antique star charts that featured mythical humans and creatures from the animal world. In a striking room-size installation, one sees the universe as envisioned by […]
My first impression of the Seattle Art Museum’s new sculpture park was, “That’s a long way up!” When you are walking it though, it really doesn’t seem like such a challenge. The slope is gentle and there is plenty to look at along the way. Elisabeth, Ryan, Britta and I entered by […]
This is my first attempt to write occasional book reviews about works that have glass making as a major component—nothing technical, just good reads.
Many of you are familiar with John Berendt’s book about Savannah, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. He has written another bestselling book, this time about Venice, The City of […]
At this point in time, there are over 500 comments logged into the interactive kiosk at the back of the North Gallery, making this a meaningful addition to the Einar and Jamex de la Torre: Intersecting Time and Place exhibition. The responses show that the format is a great way for the public to […]
By Maureen Drucker
The old adage people who live in glass houses should not throw stones strikes a special resonance in many of us. In our commonsensical world one can imagine more houses with glass than glass houses. Proudly Tacoma has been able to lay claim to a glass house since 1908. […]
By Kira S. Gerasimon
The Museum of Glass: International Center for Contemporary Art presents The Bottom of Heaven, an exhibition that displays the artwork and poetry of girls at Remann Hall, Pierce County’s juvenile correctional facility.
The exhibition, which opened September 23rd, is part of the Remann Hall Women’s Project, a joint venture between […]
By Judy Rose
September 13th was the Crystal Ball – hopefully the first of a Museum of Glass tradition. Guests were greeted on Pacific Avenue and their cars were whisked away to be parked. Strolling across the Bridge of Glass, docents Maureen Drucker and Dee Smethurst could be seen in the distance holding bright […]
On a beautiful Saturday, September 13th, Michael Sullivan of UW Tacoma led docents on a historical tour of downtown Tacoma. We started on the Chihuly Bridge and proceeded on to Pacific Avenue. As we walked, Michael told us about the railroad and its role in developing Tacoma. (Did you know that western […]
Form the jacket review: “Glass is a book-length (289 pages) love letter to one of the most enchanting, strange and important classes of materials humankind has wrought from this Earth. Running a course of thousands of years and across many cultures, William Ellis gives us illuminating, often offbeat snapshots of how we and […]
