Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, N.Y., USA
Founded in 1951 by Corning Glass Works (now Corning Incorporated) as a gift to the nation for the company’s 100th anniversary, The Corning Museum of Glass is a not-for-profit museum dedicated to telling the story of a single material: glass..
Deutsches Glasmalerei-Museum Linnich
Since November 1997, glass painting has had a new center, unique in Germany, in Linnich, a small but traditional town between Aachen and Mönchengladbach. In addition to the oldest stained glass workshop in Germany, the German Stained Glass Museum Linnich is located here.
Forum Glas e. V. Bad Münder
The "Forum Glas e.V. Verein zur Förderung der Glasgeschichte und der Glasgestaltung in der Deister-Süntel-Region" - the official name - was only founded on March 28, 2006. The aim was and is to make people aware of the almost 400-year-old tradition of glass production in our region and to make it visible in the townscape.
Glashütte Gernheim
In Petershagen on the banks of the Weser lies Gernheim - a factory town from the early 19th century. Still preserved today are workers' houses, the former factory owner's villa, the administration, an inn, the basketry with the factory school and Gernheim's landmark: the conical glassworks tower from 1826.
Glasi Hergiswil, Schweiz
The Glasi Hergiswil is still the only glassworks in Switzerland that processes glass by mouth and hand into contemporary and unique shapes. A visit to Glasi Hergiswil is an experience: watching the glassblowers at work, museum, exhibitions, Glasi Park, direct sales, etc.
Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding
Over the course of more than 30 years, the donor Lilly Ernsting has built up what was initially a private collection of glass objects. In 1996, the glass museum was opened. It shows a selection of the collection in regular temporary exhibitions, which is continuously being expanded with a focus on contemporary European glass.
Glasmuseum Bad Driburg
The Bad Driburg Glass Museum in the Heinz Koch House was founded to reflect the centuries-old glassmaking tradition of Bad Driburg.
Glasmuseum Frauenau
The beginnings of glass. The production of glass is one of the most significant achievements in the cultural history of mankind. Myths and legends entwine around its history of discovery. In the Bronze Age, around 4,000 years ago, glass was probably discovered as a chance product during the firing of ceramics or the melting of metal.
Glasmuseum Immenhausen
The museum, opened in September 1987 by the Society of Friends of the Art of Glass Richard Süßmuth e.V. and the town of Immenhausen, has found its home in the remodeled generator building of the Süßmuth glassworks.
Glasmuseum Passau
The Passau Glass Museum houses the world's largest collection of Bohemian glass. The museum is located in the historic building complex "Wilder Mann" in the middle of the old town of Passau. More than 30,000 glasses, of which over 13,000 are on display, provide a comprehensive overview of the various eras of Bohemian glass art from 1700 to 1950: from Baroque, Rococo, Empire, Biedermeier, Historicism, Art Nouveau, Art Deco to Modernism. The focus is on the 19th century up to Art Nouveau, the period of the heyday of Czech glass art.
Glasmuseum Rheinbach
Founded in 1968 by the "Freunde edlen Glases" e.V., the Rheinbach Glass Museum is the centerpiece of the Himmeroder Hof Civic and Cultural Center. The permanent exhibition features valuable glass from the Baroque period to contemporary studio glass.
Glasmuseum Weißwasser
The Weißwasser Glass Museum is the only one of its kind in Saxony and beyond in the eastern German states. It is located in the villa of the Gelsdorf family of entrepreneurs. Wilhelm Gelsdorf was the first to successfully operate a glassworks in Weißwasser since 1877.
Glasmuseum Wertheim
The aim of the "Glasmuseum Wertheim e. V." is: (1) to convey the diversity of glass as a material - its production, processing, use and its more than 3,000-year history from the core-formed luxury salver of the Egyptians to the Wertheim laboratory glass industry - in a lively way and to present it in a playful and "tangible" way, and (2) to promote young glass artists and to offer a forum for their art through temporary exhibitions.
Glassammlung Ernesto Wolf, Württembergisches Landesmuseum Stuttgart
With the acquisition of the Ernesto Wolf glass collection (1918 to 2003), the museum was able to expand its holdings between 1991 and 2003 and was put in the unique position of being able to present the development of glass from its ancient beginnings to the present without any gaps.
Glassammlung Spessartmuseum Lohr/Main
Visitors to the museum can experience the world of the little people and the great lords who ruled them, as well as the milieu of the legendary "Spessart robbers", who cultivated their own subculture as outsiders to society, by means of original objects and numerous room productions. A highlight is the glass department with rare gems from six centuries.
Heinz-Nixdorf-Museumsforum (HNF)
5,000-year-old writing tablets, historic typewriters and calculating machines, the first PCs and the latest software developments: All this can be seen at the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum (HNF) in Paderborn. The HNF is the largest computer museum in the world, confirms the Guinness Book of Records.
Historisches Museum Bielefeld
The Historical Museum in Ravensberg Park presents the history of Bielefeld and its region in a vivid and lively way. From early suburban settlement to the present, it documents how people worked and lived. The focus is on the industrial age, which has had the most lasting impact on the city and its surrounding region since the middle of the 19th century.
Kunsthalle Bielefeld
Kunsthalle Bielefeld is a museum and exhibition house for modern and contemporary art. The important collection of 20th century art includes works by Picasso, Sonia and Robert Delaunay, Max Beckmann, Man Ray...
Lippisches Landesmuseum
Not far from the castle is the Lippische Landesmuseum with its rich collection of regional and cultural history, natural history and prehistory, which has since achieved international significance. The museum celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1985.
MARTa Herford
The city of Herford in East Westphalia-Lippe is attracting attention with an ambitious project. MARTa Herford was opened on May 7, 2005. In a triad between design (M for furniture), art (ART) and architecture or ambience (a), the MARTa Herford project provides new impulses in art, design, architecture and business ? and not just regionally, but beyond the borders.
Museum für Glaskunst Lauscha
The museum in the lively glass-blowing town of Lauscha. It collects, documents, researches and presents Thuringian glass in its entire temporal and thematic breadth: from the late Middle Ages to the present.
Museum für Modernes Glas Orangerie Schloss Rosenau, Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg
Since 2008, the European Museum of Modern Glass has been located in a new building, which is mainly thanks to the Coburg entrepreneur and patron Otto Waldrich, opposite the Orangery of Rosenau Castle in Rödental.
Städtische Galerie in der Reithalle
The former riding hall of Neuhaus Castle was built in 1825 for the Prussian garrison stationed in the castle grounds. Since 1994, the building, which has been thoroughly restored and equipped with the latest museum technology, has housed a department of the Paderborn Municipal Gallery.