Broadfield House Glass Museum now offers a new Outreach Service including talks for adult groups and handling sessions for schools. 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 £35 for up to one hour, £17.50 for additional consecutive hours. If the venue is more than 10 miles away from the Glass Museum, then travel expenses also apply. All of the talks are fully illustrated with PowerPoint slides and are ideal for groups interested in local history or art & design. Staff are fully equipped and the only requirements are access to an electrical socket.
To book please contact us using the details below.
Talks
Stourbridge Glass: Past and Present
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 can be tailored to suit the needs of your group - please contact the Museum to discuss.
The Dudley Glass Industry
The glasshouses in Dudley are not as well known today as their Stourbridge counterparts, but this talk reveals their role in establishing the area's reputation for glass.
Jewels on the Cut: Canals and the Stourbridge Glass Industry
The history and landscape of the canals is inextricably linked with that of the glass industry. This talk focuses on the section of the Stourbridge canal that runs from the Bonded Warehouse in Stourbridge to the Red House Glass Cone in Wordsley.
Handling Sessions
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 also being developed for groups with visual impairments.
For more information, please contact the Museum using the details below.
Canal Walks
Following the success of the Stream of Glass canal walk during the International Festival of Glass, the Museum is planning to offer the walk on a more regular basis. If you are interested in making a group booking for the canal walk, please contact the Museum to discuss your requirements.
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 the Bonded Warehouse, Canal Street, Stourbridge and ends at the Red House Glass Cone, Wordsley, and takes approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Please note that the Canal walks open to the general public will be advertised on our Events page.
View the Collections Online
Black Country History is a searchable website which allows users to find information about documents, maps, photographs, art works, objects and more held by archives and museums services within the Black Country. Dudley Museums Service are a partner involved in the website and consequently details of the objects held in our collections are available on the site.
Please use Black Country History to discover more about the historic objects and documents cared for by Dudley Museum & Art Gallery, Broadfield House Glass Museum and The Red House Glass Cone.
