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  • June 12, 2018
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Looking closer at Roman cameo glass

This blog post comes from Karol Wight, president and executive director at The Corning Museum of Glass. In 2015, the Kress Foundation and the Association of Art Museum Directors, in collaboration with the American Academy in Rome, began to offer … Read more →

  • Posted in: Research
  • February 13, 2017
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Dr. Karol Wight Appointed to US State Department Cultural Property Advisory Committee

Dr. Karol Wight, president and executive director of The Corning Museum of Glass, has been appointed to a U.S. State Department advisory post on the Cultural Property Advisory Committee. Former President Obama confirmed the appointment on January 11. The Committee … Read more →

  • Posted in: News & Events
  • September 9, 2016
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#AskACurator Day is Wednesday, Sept. 14

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 →

  • Posted in: News & Events
  • December 28, 2015
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Souvenirs and Mold-Blown Glass for the Marketplace

This post comes from Dr. Karol B. Wight, President and Executive Director of The Corning Museum of Glass. Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass from Ancient Rome, the largest exhibition to date devoted to ancient mold-blown glass, is on view … Read more →

  • Posted in: From the Collections
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Object of the Week: Knobbed and Lotus-Bud Beaker, possibly Syria, Roman Empire, 1-99. 64.1.10. The knobbed pattern on this tall vessel was formed when a bubble of hot glass was inflated into a mold. Often described as a “lotus bud” because the knobs resemble the bud of the lotus, this pattern was very popular in the first century A.D. Such beakers were made in many sizes; this example is impresssively large at 20.2 cm tall and 8.7 cm wide.Object of the Week: Ionic Structure of Glass, Dominick Labino, Grand Rapids, Ohio, United States, 1979. Purchased with the aid of funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. 80.4.30.American Studio Glass Movement pioneer Dominick Labino was born on this day in 1910. During the 1970s, no other American artist was fusing and casting glass of this size and complexity, and Labino never revealed his techniques. Ionic Structure of Glass was commissioned by the Museum to celebrate the opening in 1980 of its new circular aluminum, glass, and mirror building designed by the architect Gunnar Birkerts.Take your glassmaking skills to the next level this winter at The Studio! We still have spots available in Kathy Elliot’s coldworking class and stained glass classes with Joseph Barlett and Peter Young.Take your glassmaking skills to the next level this winter at The Studio! We still have spots available in Kathy Elliot’s coldworking class and stained glass classes with Joseph Barlett and Peter Young.Take your glassmaking skills to the next level this winter at The Studio! We still have spots available in Kathy Elliot’s coldworking class and stained glass classes with Joseph Barlett and Peter Young.

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