Outreach Service

Broadfield House Glass Museum can now offer a new Outreach Service to schools and community groups as a small team of Outreach Workers have been appointed and trained to deliver talks and handling sessions.  This service is ideal for groups who are unable to visit the Glass Museum or Red House Glass Cone in person, or for groups who would like an introduction to glass and the venues prior to their visit.  The Outreach Service is available for daytime and evening talks and can also attend community events at weekends and Bank Holidays. 

 

Sessions cost £25 for up to one hour, £15 for additional consecutive hours.  If the venue is more than 10 miles away from the Glass Museum, then travel expenses also apply.

To book: please contact the Glass Museum on 01384 812745.

This talk provides an overview of the history of the local glass industry, explain why glassmaking came to the area and introduces some of the key figures and factories.  The talk is fully illustrated with PowerPoint slides and is ideal for groups interested in local history or art & design.  The talk can be tailored to suit the needs of your group - please contact the Museum to discuss - and more topics will be introduced in due course.  Staff are fully equipped and the only requirements are access to an electrical socket.  

 

 

This interactive session will introduce the marvellous magical material that is glass, its scientific properties and uses in everyday life as well as a basic introduction to how glass is made and the achievements of the local industry.  This session is ideal for school classes or family groups and involves handling glass objects and looking at images.  Staff are fully equipped and only require a chair and small table.

A special handling session is being developed for groups with visual impairments.  For more information, please contact the Museum on 01384 812749.

Stream of Glass is a special canal walk taking place on Monday 25 August as part of the International Festival of Glass.  Led by local canal enthusiast and newly appointed Outreach Worker Graham Fisher, the walk will take in the glass related sites and sights between the Bonded Warehouse and the Red House Glass Cone, including the Dial Glassworks and the Coalbournhill Glassworks (now the Ruskin Glass Centre).  The walk starts at 10.15am at the Bonded Warehouse, Canal Street, Stourbridge and ends at the Red House Glass Cone, Wordsley, and will take approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours.  Tickets cost £3 each (£1 child) and are strictly limited so advanced booking is recommended.  Contact the Festival Office on 01384 399410 or visit the International Fesitval of Glass website.  

 

If you would like to book a canal walk especially for your group, please contact the Museum to discuss your requirements, on 01384 812745.