Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington. Photo courtesy of Museum of Glass

Museum of Glass

Museum

The mission of Museum of Glass is to ignite creativity, fuel discovery, and enrich lives through glass and glassmaking.

Located in Tacoma, Washington, Museum of Glass is a premier contemporary art museum dedicated to glass and glassmaking in the West Coast’s largest and most active museum glass studio.

The Museum has established a reputation for hosting impactful and engaging artist residencies, organizing and exhibiting nationally traveling exhibitions, and creating unique programs for visitors, all while building a growing permanent collection chronicling the development of modern and contemporary glass.

Medium: 
Glass
Visiting Artist Martin Janecký works in the Museum of Glass Hot Shop. Photo courtesy of Museum of GlassArt History 101, on view at Museum of Glass, contextualizes the Museum's permanent collection within a broad, art historical narrative. Photo by Duncan PriceExhibitions at Museum of Glass illustrate the wide range of techniques artists use to tell stories with glass. Photo by Duncan PriceVisiting Artist Nancy Callan hot-sculpts a snowman in the Hot Shop. Photo by Ken Emly