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MUSEUM of GLASS
1801 Dock Street
Tacoma, WA 98402
253.284.4750 or 1.866.4MUSEUM
www.museumofglass.org
What's New
All events are included with admission to the Museum unless otherwise noted. Calendar listings are subject to change. For updated information, please visit our Web site at www.museumofglass.org or call the information line at 253.284.4750 or 1.866.4MUSEUM.
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Current Exhibitions
WINTER-SPRING HOURS
(Labor Day through Memorial Day)
Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Third Thursdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day
Museum Store also open Tuesdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
About the Visiting Artist Program
The Museum of Glass Hot Shop Visiting Artist Program hosts internationally known artists and emerging artists from the region and around the worldsome who are masters of glass and some who are experimenting with the medium for the first time. They work with the Museum s resident Hot Shop team to explore, invent and create with glass. With a diverse mixture of culture, style, focus and expertise, each artist offers Museum visitors the chance to experience a distinct creative style.
Online Calendar
http://www.museumofglass.org/programs-and-events/calendar/
Hours and Admission
Open Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Third Thursdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Store is also open Tuesdays 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Summer hours (Memorial Day through Labor Day): also open Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Independence Day, September 15, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Admission is free for members, $10 general, $8 seniors, military and students (13+ with ID), $8 groups of 10 or more, $4 children (6-12) years old. Children under 6 are admitted free. Admission is free every third Thursday of the month from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Info Line 253-284-4750/ 1-866-4MUSEUM
Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock Street Tacoma, WA 98402
For more information about the Museum of Glass:
Susan Newsom, Communications Manager, 253-284-4732, snewsom@museumofglass.org
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Museum of Glass: Puget Sound Attraction
All glass, all the time.
Experience contemporary glass art in a breathtakingly beautiful museum on Tacoma's revitalized waterfront. The Museum of glass provides a dynamic learning environment to appreciate the medium of glass through creative experiences, collections and exhibitions. Feel the heat as you watch a team of artists create masterpieces from molten glass in the Hot Shop Amphitheater, the Museum. s working glass studio. See edgy exhibitions of 20th- and 21st-century glass in the galleries, participate in a hands-on art project, watch original documentary films about glass art and the artists who create it, shop for stunning gifts in the store and stroll across the remarkable Chihuly Bridge of Glass.
Hours & Admission:
Open Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Third Thursdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Store is also open Tuesdays 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Summer hours (Memorial Day through Labor Day): also open Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed September 30, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Admission is free for members, $10 general, $8 seniors, military and students (13+ with ID), $8 groups of 10 or more, $4 children (6-12) years old. Children under 6 are admitted free. Admission is free every third Thursday of the month from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Closed on New Year's Day, third Saturday of September, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Location: Located on downtown Tacoma's Thea Foss Waterway. Take I-5 to Tacoma (from either north or south). Take exit #133 (City Center) to I-705 north. Take the S. 21st St. Exit. Turn left onto S. 21st St. Turn right onto Pacific Ave. Turn right onto Hood St. Turn right at stop sign onto S. 15th St., which becomes a ramp that curves to left. Turn left onto Dock St. The Museum of Glass is on the left. There is a parking garage under the building.
Information and Reservations:
Phone: 253.284.4750 or 1.866.4MUSEUM
Fax: 253.396.1769
Email: info@museumofglass.org
Group Reservations: Special pricing available for groups of 10 or more.
Museum Store and Museum Cafe: Open during Museum hours.
Private Events: The Museum of Glass is a unique interactive setting for private events for groups of 10 to 600 guests. For info, call 253.284.4711 or email woodruff@museumofglass.org.
The Museum of Glass provides a dynamic learning environment to appreciate the medium of glass through creative experiences, collections and exhibitions. In addition to the Hot Shop Amphitheater where visitors can watch artists work, the facilities include galleries, outdoor exhibition areas, a theater, studio, grand hall, store and café.
The Museum of Glass is sponsored in part by the City of Tacoma Arts Commission, the Washington State Arts Commission, ArtsFund and Comcast. The Visiting Artist Program at the Museum of Glass is sponsored by Courtyard by Marriott / Tacoma.
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