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1.GRAND HALL
Made at MOG
Select works from the Museum’s Collection.
2. Jane Russell HOT SHOP, BALCONY
Made at MOG
Select works from the Museum’s Collection.
3. ART ALLEY
Paying tribute to the imagination of children, this exhibition showcases glass sculptures designed by children under the age of 12 and crafted by MOG’s Hot Shop Team.
4. Viola A. Chihuly GallerY
Boundless Curiosity: A Journey With Robert Minkoff
The exhibition follows collector, and MOG Trustee Emeritus, Minkoff’s love of glass by illustrating the mastery of traditional techniques and exploration of new ideas through remarkable examples from the Robert M. Minkoff Foundation Collection. The broad representation of artists, both national and international, tells vibrant stories of glass’ evolution from a studio craft material to an innovative contemporary art medium.
5. North GALLERY
She Bends: Redefining Neon Legacy
Redefining Neon Legacy features artists of historically under-represented communities in neon alongside the women who taught them. This exhibition explores how the evolution of teaching methodologies over the past two decades has affected neon as a process-driven fine art form.
She Bends is an organization dedicated to building a more equitable future for neon through public education, curatorial projects and artist programs that foster diversity and sustainability.
6. Permanent Collection Gallery
Out of the Vault is a rotating exhibition of recent acquisitions and hidden gems from Museum of Glass’ collections. The artwork held in our collections represents local, national, and international artists, and features variety of innovative and historic glass techniques.
7. Leonard & Norma Klorfine Foundation Gallery
Illuminate: Glass Art for Early Learners
Art, science, and play collide as visitors learn about color, light, reflection, and shadow. The exhibition unfolds through world-class artworks created by Nikola Dimitrijevic, John Kiley, Richard Royal, Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend, Veruska Vagen, and more. Each piece of art is activated by opportunities for early learners and their families to create, to move, to play, and to experience what makes glass extraordinary in the world of art. Create your own design with a larger-than-life LiteBrite™, make art from your own shadow, and discover what makes glass glow-in-the-dark!
OUTDOOR INSTALLATIONS
8. Water Forest, 2002
Howard Ben Tré, Collection of City of Tacoma
Water rises and falls in a forest of vertical elements of clear acrylic and bronze tubing, designed so that people can walk through.
9. Fluent Steps, 2009
Martin Blank
The sculptures celebrate the many moods of water through three small islands of glass: (A) Echo, (B) Cascades, and (C) Wisps.
10. Chihuly Bridge of Glass, 2002
Dale Chihuly, Arthur Andersson, Collection of City of Tacoma
Three distinct installations comprise the Chihuly Bridge of Glass: Seaform Pavilion, Crystal Towers, and Venetian Wall.
Designed by Cameron Day (age 8) and made by Nancy Callan and Deborah Czeresko with Museum of Glass Hot Shop Team. Pip, 2007. Blown and hot-sculpted glass with applied bits; 17 x 14 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄2 in. Collection of Museum of Glass, sponsored by John Sullivan and Paula Stokes. From Kids Design Glass.
Rik Allen (American, born 1967). Kalakala, Made at the Museum in 2014. Blown glass, silver leaf, mold-blown glass; 12 × 22 × 5 in. Collection of Museum of Glass, gift of the artist. Photo courtesy of the artist. From Out of the Vault: Soundtracks
Alfredo Barbini (Italian, 1912—2007). Red Sommerso Toucan, 1980s. Glass; 12 x 10 x 5 in. Courtesy of David Huchthausen. Photo by Lloyd Shugart Studio 413. From Maestro Alfredo Barbini: Nature, Myth, and Magic, The David Huchthausen Collection.