Corning Museum of Glass

Curatorial, exhibitions and research - The curatorial department, which is divided into four collecting areas, stewards, displays and interprets The world's most comprehensive collection of Glass art, history, science and technology in four main permanent galleries, and through special exhibitions, programs and publications. In 2023, The Museum hosted one major exhibition and four minor exhibitions. The Museum continued to invest in research residencies and grants and published two annual journals and two books. As The library of distinction for The study of Glass, The juliette k. and leonard s. rakow research library sustains a vibrant, unique collection that embodies centuries of knowledge on Glass, glassmaking, and glassmakers. The library through collecting, preserving, and making accessible excellent research materials advances scholarship, creativity and The arts, and The understanding of Glass throughout The realms of art, history, culture, science, and technology. In 2023, The library launched a new strategic platform for openly accessible digital collections, which grew to 12,000 digital objects by The end of The year. The library supported Glass research across 50 states, 30 countries, and six continents, including 91,625 consultations of online research resources. Library staff facilitated 2,834 research inquiries and added 1,175 books and other items to this world-class collection.

Museum shops - The Museum's shops are designed to reflect and enhance The experience of The collection. The shops include products from around The globe and many works produced locally and regionally by a variety of artists. There is a wide array of products including fine art, steuben, kitchenware, jewelry, collectibles and books and videos, offered in our almost 20,000-square-foot shop, as well as in our online shops and steuben stores.

Studio, education and outreach - The Museum educates people of all agesin a diversity of topics about Glass. Our glassmaking school, The studio, provides classes, residencies, live online programming and scholarships and residencies to artists and scholars around The world. In 2023, The Museum hosted 1,380 students in a variety of classes and supported artists through eleven residencies. On a daily basis, The Museum provides a variety of glassmaking demonstrations for our visitors, which enables them to observe and learn about The art, science, technology and properties of Glass. The Museum expands this learning by providing hot Glass outreach programs whereby we take our staff artists and mobile glassmaking demonstration equipment into a variety of venues. The Museum also provides programs enabling our visitors to participate in a variety of unique hands-on glassmaking experiences. In 2023, a quarter of our individual and family visitors engaged in one of these glassmaking experiences. By The end of The year, The studio completed and opened our expanded "make your own Glass" facility to meet The growing visitor demands for hands-on glassmaking experiences. Our education department plays an important role in providing programs for all guests, as well as students in our local school systems. In 2023, The Museum hosted 5,479 school children on field trips to The Museum.