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Glass Collections
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Visiting glass collections and exhibitions
There are many museums and galleries with wonderful glass objects in their collections. The following list includes only those that specialise in glass and those with large glass collections.
There are many museums and galleries with wonderful glass objects in their collections. The following list includes only those that specialise in glass and those with large glass collections.
- Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow G3 8AG, tel: 0141 2872699. (Large collection, especially Roman and pre-Roman, 18th century and glass from Cyprus.)
- Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH, tel: 01865 278000. (Antiquities collection and Western Art collection.)
- British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG, tel: 020 73238000. (Extensive collection of glass from all periods.)
- Broadfield House Glass Museum, Compton Drive, Kingswinford, West Midlands DY6 9NS, tel: 01384 812745. (Large glass collection spanning 17th century to present day, focusing on Stourbridge glass industry.)
- Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow G43 1AT, tel: 0141 2872550. (Comprehensive collection of Western European tableware.)
- Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1RB, tel: 01223 332900. (Large glass collection, especially pre-Medieval and 18th century.)
- The Glass Art Gallery, 7 The Leather Market, Weston Street, London, SE1 3ER, tel: 020 74032800, www.londonglassblowing.co.uk
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- Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3JL, tel: 0161 2358888. (Large collection of 18th century English drinking glasses.)
- National Glass Centre, Liberty Way, Sunderland, SR6 OGL, tel: 0191 515 5555. (Glass design, technology and art. Includes the University of Sunderland's Glass, Architectural Glass and Ceramics Departments and the International Institute for Research in Glass.)
- Royal Museum and Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF, tel: 0131 2257534. (Extensive collection from pre-Roman to 20th century.)
- The Stained Glass Museum, The South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DL, tel: 01353 660347 or 01353 665025. (British stained glass.)
- Studio Glass Gallery, 63 Connaught Street, London W2 2AE, tel 0207 7063013. (Specialising in British, Czech and Slovak glass art.)
- Turner Museum of Glass, The Turner Museum of Glass, c/o The Department of Engineering Materials, The University of Sheffield, Sir Robert Hadfield Building, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD. (19th and 20th century glass from Europe and America.)
- Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT9 5AB, tel: 028 90383000. (Mainly Irish glass.)
- Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2RL, tel: 0870 442 0808 or 0207 942 2000. (The National Museum of Art and Design, permanent exhibitions include glass galleries featuring electronic labels.)
- Victoria Art Gallery, Bridge Street, Bath, Somerset BA2 4AT, tel: 01225 477233 (Large collection of 18th century drinking glasses.)
- The World of Glass, Chalon Way East, St Helens, Merseyside WA10 1BX, tel: 08700 114466 (Visitor Centre with temporary exhibitions.)
- Yelverton Paperweight Centre, Leg O' Mutton, Yelverton, Devon PL20 6AD, tel: 01822 854250. (Permanent paperweight displays, giftshop, art gallery.)
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Glass collections overseas
The following is just a small selection of museums in other countries that specialise in glass. The Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass has an extensive list of North American museums with glass collections and a further international list of glass museums on their website, www.contempglass.org.
The following is just a small selection of museums in other countries that specialise in glass. The Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass has an extensive list of North American museums with glass collections and a further international list of glass museums on their website, www.contempglass.org.
- The Barcelona Glass Centre, Spain, www.fcv-bcn.org. (Library-documentation centre, school of art and gallery.)
- Corning Museum of Glass, 1 Museum Way, Corning, NY 14830, USA, www.cmog.org. (Home to the world's most comprehensive collection of glass.)
- Deutsches Glasmalerei-museum, Linnich, Germany, www.glasmalereimuseum.de. (German Stained Glass Museum),
- Glasmuseum, Denmark, (The museum for international contemporary glass in Denmark.)
- Glasmuseum, Wertheim, Germany, www.glasmuseum-wertheim.de. (Museum with permanent and temporary exhibitions, and glassmaking studio.)
- Glass Art Museum, Giza, Cairo, Egypt, (Museum and gallery.)
- Glass Museum, New Zealand, (A virtual 'museum' with lists of articles and a message board.)
- Het Glasmuseum, Brinkstraat 5, 7902 AC Hoogeveen,
- Museum of Arts and Crafts, Croatia, (Croatian Biedermeier Glass.)
- Museum of Glass, Tacoma, USA, (International Centre for Contemporary Art.)
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