The Corning Museum Of Glass

TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO SEE GLASS IN A NEW LIGHT.

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 2022, 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 ONE BOOK. THE RAKOW RESEARCH LIBRARY, THE WORLD'S FOREMOST LIBRARY ON THE ART, HISTORY, AND SCIENCE OF GLASS AND GLASSMAKING COLLECTS, PRESERVES, AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO GENERAL AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS RANGING FROM MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS TO THE LATEST INFORMATION ON STUDIO GLASS. IN 2022, THE LIBRARY ACQUIRED 1,189 NEW TITLES IN PRIORITY COLLECTING AREAS AND ADDED SIGNIFICANT ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS ON GLASSMAKING, ARTISTS, MANUFACTURERS, AND SCIENCE. WE SERVED 4,500 PATRONS ONLINE AND ONSITE FROM 43 STATES AND 24 COUNTRIES, HOSTING RESIDENTS, GRANT RECIPIENTS, AND OTHER RESEARCHERS ONSITE AS WELL AS PROVIDING REMOTE ACCESS TO OUR COLLECTIONS THROUGH OUR DIGITIZATION PROGRAM, INTERLIBRARY LOAN, AND VIRTUAL REFERENCE SERVICES TOTALING 750,000 VIEWS OF OUR ONLINE RESOURCE GUIDES.

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 2022, THE MUSEUM HOSTED 1,357 STUDENTS IN A VARIETY OF CLASSES AND SUPPORTED ARTISTS THROUGH NINE 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 2022, A QUARTER OF OUR INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY VISITORS ENGAGED IN ONE OF THESE 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 2022, THE MUSEUM HOSTED 4,410 SCHOOL CHILDREN ON FIELD TRIPS TO THE MUSEUM.

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.