May, 26- Museum of Glass in Tacoma

Wednesday, May 26, 2012
May, 26- Museum of Glass in Tacoma

What: Museum of Glassin Tacoma

The Museum of Glass (MOG) is a museum dedicated to the medium of glass art located in Tacoma, Washington. It is not to be confused with the various other Museums of Glass, such as the one in Corning, New York, as the museum focuses on Contemporary and Pacific Northwest glass-art.

The museum, the brainchild of Dr. Philip M. Phibbs, was designed by acclaimed Canadian architect Arthur Erickson and opened in July 2002. It is located on the Thea Foss Waterway and near the University of Washington Tacoma in downtown. The museum is linked to the downtown area via Bridge of Glass. The bridge consists of thousands of glass-art masterpieces created by Dale Chihuly to make up the Venetian Wall, Seaform Pavilion and Crystal Towers.

The museum exhibits a conical building, which houses the glass blowing demonstrations. The room reaches 90 feet (27 m) and has two furnaces reaching temperatures of 2,400 °F (1,320 °C). There were also several other outdoor exhibits including the Water Forest (which was restored in summer 2009), reflecting pools and a waterfront promenade.

More info: http://www.museumofglass.org/page.aspx?pid=448

Who: All Starlight Families!

When: Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 2:00p.m.

Where: 1801 Dock St. Tacoma, WA 98402-3217

For driving directions, please see:

Directions are posted below
http://www.museumofglass.org/page.aspx?pid=389

How: Please RSVP to Mea at meapen.starlightnw@gmail.com by Monday, May 21, with Museum of Glass in Tacoma in the subject line. Please include your starlight child's first and last name, parent name, number of people attending, and your phone number.