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Museum of Glass 
Bridge of Glass and glass blowing (cone) buildingEstablished 2002 Location Tacoma, Washington, U.S. Visitor figures 175,000 Director Timothy Close Website www.museumofglass.org The Museum of Glass (MOG) is a museum dedicated to the medium of glass art located in Tacoma, Washington. It is not to be confused with the various other Museums of Glass, such as the one in Corning, New York, as the museum focuses on Contemporary and Pacific Northwest glass-art.
The museum, the brainchild of Dr. Philip M. Phibbs, was designed by acclaimed Canadian architect Arthur Erickson and opened in July 2002. It is located on the Thea Foss Waterway and near the University of Washington Tacoma in downtown. The museum is linked to the downtown area via Bridge of Glass. The bridge consists of thousands of glass-art masterpieces created by Dale Chihuly to make up the Venetian Wall, Seaform Pavilion and Crystal Towers.
The museum exhibits a conical building, which houses the glass blowing demonstrations. The room reaches 90 feet (27 m) and has two furnaces reaching temperatures of 2,400 °F (1,320 °C).[1] There were also several other outdoor exhibits including the Water Forest (which was restored in summer 2009), reflecting pools and a waterfront promenade.
Mission
The mission of the Museum of Glass is to provide a dynamic learning environment to appreciate the medium of glass through creative experiences, collections and exhibitions.
Visiting Artist Program
Glassmaking in the Hot Shop
The Museum’s Visiting Artist Program invites internationally known artists and emerging artists from the region and around the world to work with the Museum’s resident Hot Shop Team to explore, invent and create with glass. The museum gives artists an opportunity to experiment and push the limits of their work. Offering a diverse mixture of culture, style, focus and expertise, each artist creates a sense of excitement and wonder, giving you the rare opportunity to witness professionals making art.
The Museum invites artists for week-long residencies (usually Wednesday-Sunday) and shorter residencies (usually Mondays and Tuesdays in the summer and Fridays the rest of the year).
Visiting Artists have included Preston Singletary, Lino Tagliapietra, Ginny Ruffner, Marvin Lipofsky, Dante Marioni, Anne Wilson, and Maya Lin.
References
- ^ Barton, Noelle (March 11, 2010). "Glass in Session". The Chronicle of Philanthropy XXII (8): 4. ISSN 1040-676X.
Coordinates: 47°14′44″N 122°26′01″W / 47.24556°N 122.43366°W
Categories:- Art museums in Washington (state)
- Museums in Tacoma, Washington
- Museums established in 2002
- Glass museums in the United States
- Arthur Erickson buildings
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