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  • October 7, 2015
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Reflecting on Contemporary Glass: a Q&A with recently-retired curator Tina Oldknow

Tina Oldknow has been a vital part of The Corning Museum of Glass since 2000, when she became the curator of modern glass, responsible for all curatorial aspects of the glass collections dating from 1900 to the present. During that time, … Read more →

  • Posted in: News & Events
  • April 15, 2014
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Behind the ʻIonic Structure of Glassʼ

Architect and designer Paul Haigh reviews the re-installation of this major work by Dominick Labino. Visitors to the Ben W. Heineman Sr. Family Gallery of Contemporary Glass will enjoy a new installation focusing on the story of international studio glass. … Read more →

  • Posted in: From the Collections, Installations
  • May 23, 2013
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New Tiffany Stained Glass Window Now on View

Today’s post is by Tina Oldknow, curator of modern glass A spectacular and large Tiffany stained glass memorial window has just been installed in the Museum’s Modern Glass Gallery. It is the first time that this window has been on … Read more →

  • Posted in: From the Collections, Installations
  • February 14, 2012
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Surprise Valentine’s Day Proposal

She said yes! Christine Sullivan thought that she was spending Valentine’s Day just visiting The Corning Museum of Glass with Gian Mastroianni, but she had no idea that they would be leaving engaged to be married. Said Gian, “The ring … Read more →

  • Posted in: Hot Glass Demos, News & Events
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We’re excited to share that the Museum’s former Sr. Director of Creative Strategy and Visitor Engagement, Rob Cassetti, served as the final guest judge on Blown Away Season 2. Look for Rob and six members of the Museum’s Hot Glass Demo Team in the sizzling finale when Blown Away launches on Netflix on January 22!Object of the Week: Five-Draw Telescope, unknown maker, Italy, 1700-1750. 2018.8.5. The introduction of the telescope in 1608 led to the production of many Galilean telescopes with a single-lens eyepiece, low magnification, and a narrow field of view. The development of the compound eyepiece in 1645 made it possible to use the telescope as a more effective device for astronomical and terrestrial observation. This example could be used for both types of observation: at 44 cm in length, it’s portable, and it provides magnification and a field of view convenient for observing both realms.We’re toasting the new year with this design drawing from H.P Sinclaire & Co. for a champagne glass! 188 sau. champ. [art original]: no. 40, H. P. Sinclaire & Co., Corning, NY, 1904-1927. H. P. Sinclaire & Co. design drawing collection. CMGL 125637.Object of the Week: Bottle with Snake-Thread Decoration, Cologne, Germany, 175-299. Purchased in part with funds from the Arthur Rubloff Residuary Trust. 2017.1.27. The glassworker applied these “snake threads” to the surface of the bottle and added the crimped pattern with a tool. The Y-shaped tendrils, which appear brown, are gilded and give almost architectural structure to the more random white and blue patterns.Joyous Kwanzaa from The Corning Museum of Glass! The kinara, Swahili for candleholder, holds seven candles—three red on the left, three green on the right, and a single black candle in the middle—that represent the seven principles that are the foundation of the African-American celebration Kwanzaa. The glass kinara represents a bridge spanning generations of African-American people, and a waterfall cascades behind it to symbolize how they all flow together. Behind the scene, a mirror invites the onlooker to see their reflection and contemplate what Umoja means to them. Kwanzaa Setting was designed by Jonathan Rowe of Horseheads, New York, and the Rowe Family guided and assisted the Museum’s Hot Glass Demo Team in creating the piece. You can see this Kwanzaa Setting at the Museum through January 4.

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