Museum Glass

Temporary museum closure museum of glass will be closed until further notice per the direction of public health officials as we come together to slow the spread of covid 19.

Museum glass. From amazing glass chandeliers to canoe size pieces. And now it is better to handle with its easy to clean more durable surface. While our doors may be closed you can still enjoy the hot shop and learn about glassmaking by checking out our archived hot shop videos on youtube. Museum of glass is temporarily closed due to covid 19 but our online store is open 24 7.

Genuine tru vue museum glass offered at a steep discount these are remnants of glass from framing jobs for our gallery and they are available for smaller framed works at an amazing price i m sure we will eventually get into trouble for offering this kind of deal publicly but for the moment the offer is there for the taking. This is the glass you see on most of the art in our gallery and is our number one selling glass. It has an anti reflective surface far superior to a typical non glare glass. Chihuly bridge of glass.

Tru vue museum glass blocks more than 99 of ultra violet rays. Tru vue conservation clear glass u v. Tru vue conservation reflection control glass non glare u v. The primary purpose of glazing in art.

My most recent visit was on the third thursday of the month between 5 and 8pm when admission is free to. Stay well and we hope to see you again soon. The glass col lec tion and works is bet ter than murano amazing glass pieces in the museum some using 300 plus colors. Very distinctive and tedious to make.

Museum glass when it comes to custom framing this glass product is unmatched with its amazing clarity and uncompromised protection. The world class museum of glass in tacoma is a place i m sure to take out of town visitors. The chihuly gardens pieces are amazing works of art. A partnership between legendary studio glass pioneer dale chihuly the city of tacoma and museum of glass resulted in the chihuly bridge of glass a 500 foot long pedestrian overpass that links the museum to downtown tacoma and its cultural corridor take the stairs up and around the cone before finishing your visit.

Glass has the same u v. Picture framing glass glazing conservation glass museum quality glass usually refers to flat glass or acrylic plexi used for framing artwork and for presenting art objects in a display box also conservation framing. A special coating is used in extremely thin layers to break up the incoming light rays so that they don t bounce back off the glass producing a glare. Glass filters 99 of damaging ultraviolet light.