Corning Museum of Glass

Even if you have little interest in glass this is a must see museum! Over 50,000 incredible artifacts trace the history of glass through 3,500 years. The oldest pieces date from before 1500 BC and include containers, jewelry, and small busts. 

The Innovation Galleries cover the history of Corning Glass which has been headquartered in Corning, New York since 1868 and is a leader in the development of products used by millions of people such as light bulb glass, Pyrex, television picture tubes, CorningWare, window glass for spacecrafts, and glass for electronic devices. 

 

Several changing exhibit galleries feature amazing contemporary glass art.

Demonstrations are scheduled throughout the day in four different areas. Visitors can also make a variety of glass objects. We did not watch any demonstrations or participate in glass making but it looks like fun!

The museum is large and can be overwhelming but the tickets are good for two consecutive days so visitors can pace themselves and see it over the two days. The tickets are also good for the Rockwell Museum of Western Art which is small and doesn't take much time to see.

The museum is accessible but there are some long ramps - one at the entrance and on the second floor.

The RV parking lot is south of the other lots. Turn left off of Museum Way. Museum  42.14838, -77.05577