What’s the oldest piece of glass in your collection? How did you become a curator? How does glass get its color? Ask us anything! The Corning Museum of Glass is joining more than 1,000 museums around the world for #AskACurator … Read more →
This post comes from Dr. G. Jane Cook, chief scientist at The Corning Museum of Glass. The term “specialty glass” today refers to glass made from recipes that allow for new breakthroughs in products and services. Corning Glass Works introduced … Read more →
This post comes from Dr. G. Jane Cook, chief scientist at The Corning Museum of Glass. You may be familiar with words that have been created to designate the area from which a specific raw material is derived, such as … Read more →
At age 11, Glen Cook‘s experiment with melting aluminum on his parents’ stove ended badly, at least as far as their new kitchen floor was concerned. The beaker broke, and spattered burns remained on the otherwise-pristine vinyl for years afterward. … Read more →