The Corning Museum of Glass Offers Perfect Destination for Family and Friends Over Holidays

The Corning Museum of Glass Offers Perfect Destination
for Family and Friends Over Holidays

Corning, NY – With special activities, great local resident rates and new exhibitions, The Corning Museum of Glass is the perfect place to spend some time with family and friends over the holidays.

In addition to normal Museum offerings, the following activities will be offered December 22-31:

You Design It; We Make It! At the You Design It; We Make It! feature of the Hot Glass Show, each day visitors, inspired by their exploration of the Glass Collection, can submit designs for objects they’d like to see made in glass.

The Magic of Glass Show See glass break, bend and stretch at daily Magic of Glass shows. Learn about the incredible physical properties of glass, innovations in fiber optics, car windows, and much more in our interactive science show.

Masters of Studio Glass Exhibition Explore the recently opened exhibition, "Masters of Studio Glass: Joel Philip Myers and Steven I. Weinberg," the first in a series of focus exhibitions celebrating the diverse work of contemporary studio glass artists.

Make Your Own Glass Enjoy extended Make Your Own Glass hours (Friday–Sunday, 9:20 a.m.–5:20 p.m.). Try your hand at glassmaking. Make a special ornament for your tree; or fuse, sandblast or flamework a personalized gift for someone special on your list.

A $5.00 resident rate is available to those who live in areas where the zip codes begin with 148, 149, or 169 (must show ID). This rate extends to the resident and two guests.

The Museum will be closed December 24 and 25, and January 1.

The Corning Museum of Glass (http://www.cmog.org/) is home to the world’s most comprehensive and celebrated collection of glass, with more than 45,000 objects reflecting 3,500 years of glassmaking history. An independent, non-profit, educational institution, the Museum is dedicated to the art, history, science, research and exhibition of glass. The Museum is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day and from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the summer. Children 17 and under receive free admission.