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tagged blog museum penn overview by vedantha ...on 23-JUN-08
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tagged blog earthquake penn museum by vedantha ...on 23-JUN-08

This museum is actually focused on celebrating and encouraging America's history of freedom and tolerence.

They are included as part of this tagging project because they hold a collection of over 100 pieces of art glass (intended to signify the fragility of liberty). The collection includes Dale Chihuly's 20 foot tall 'Flame of Liberty' and a 6 foot cast sculpture by Libensky and Brychtova.

One of the Liberty Museum's main supporters is the Coalition of Glass Collectors and Artists. The Coalition holds an annual weekend event, called Glass Now that includes an impressive auction of work by contemporary glass artists.

belongs to Glass project
tagged glass_blowing museum pennsylvania philadelphia by loigman ...on 11-APR-07

One of the few museums in the world focused entirely on glass.

CMOG also has work space and classes available at their studio. Course listings online at: Studio Course Schedule

Home of the Rakow Research Library -
"the world’s foremost library on the art and history of glass and glassmaking. Its mission is to acquire everything published on the subject of glass, in every format and in every language." Online reference requests at: Ask a Librarian

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tagged glass_blowing glass_studio new_york museum by loigman ...on 11-APR-07

"The Museum of Glass is a fine arts museum dedicated to presenting glass in the context of contemporary art."

Check out the 'virtual hot shop' and make a virtual glass work of your own.

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tagged glass_blowing museum washington by loigman ...on 11-APR-07

This new facility on the grounds of the Toledo Museum of Art contains both a museum of glass and a hot shop. Admission is FREE.

It was named Travel + Leisure's 2007 "Best Museum".

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tagged glass_blowing ohio glass_studio museum by loigman ...on 11-APR-07

The Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center is the home of the Museum of American Glass and the Creative Glass Center of America .

The Glass Center is the sponsor of the biennial 'Glass Weekend' an International Symposium and Exhibition of Contemporary Glass (held in July of odd numbered years).

Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center also offers classes and exhibits on other crafts and sponsors specialty craft shows and sales throughout the year.

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tagged glass_blowing glass_studio museum new_jersey by loigman ...on 11-APR-07
Demand Public Hearings about the Philadelphia Art Museum Parking Garage!
tagged art_museum city_planning parking transportation philadelphia museum by jn ...on 23-OCT-06
Frank Gehry's selection notwithstanding, it looks like rototilling of the hillside behind the Philadelphia Art Museum for a new parking garage and an additional surface lot isn't going to proceed without complaint....
tagged art_museum changing_skyline museum parking transportation philadelphia by jn ...on 23-OCT-06
tagged MLA museum by mcedrone ...on 08-MAY-06
tagged MLA museum by mcedrone ...on 08-MAY-06
tagged MLA museum by mcedrone ...on 05-MAY-06
tagged MLA museum by mcedrone ...on 05-MAY-06
tagged MLA museum by mcedrone ...on 05-MAY-06
tagged MLA museum by mcedrone ...on 05-MAY-06
tagged MLA museum by mcedrone ...on 05-MAY-06
tagged MLA museum by mcedrone ...on 02-MAY-06
tagged MLA museum by mcedrone ...on 02-MAY-06
tagged MLA museum by mcedrone ...on 02-MAY-06