Two months on from the unexpected passing of Max Erlacher, colleagues and dear friends at The Corning Museum of Glass have shared their thoughts and memories of working alongside the legendary glass engraver. Born Roland “Max” Erlacher in Austria in … Read more →
The special exhibition In Sparkling Company: Glass and the Costs of Social Life in Britain During the 1700s opens with the story of lead glass. The first display case that visitors encounter holds two goblets, both made in England about … Read more →
There’s something remarkable about walking through our Crystal City Gallery. The light catches every cut—every engraved detail—of the hundreds of pieces on display, all of which were made in Corning. Seeing where the process starts, with a “blank” piece of … Read more →
The 2013 Rakow Grant for Glass Research will support two studies by researchers Dr. Souen Fontaine of the Centre Camille Jullian (CNRS-Aix-Marseille University) in France and Dr. Rainer Richter of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Dr. Fontaine was awarded a grant … Read more →