In preparation for the current exhibition, Life on a String, a group of Venetian chevron beads was brought to the Museum from our off-site storage facility. The vibrations from handling and transport caused the old repair of one of the … Read more →
Kristina Logan is one of the preeminent contemporary American glass beadmakers working today. The recently acquired Turquoise Cactus Bead displays the level of perfection that Logan has achieved in her work, balancing the symmetry of the exterior dots, added strictly by … Read more →
This summer, a major exhibition at the Museum will explore glass beads and beaded objects made by various cultures, representing 3,500 years of human history. On view from May 18, 2013, to January 5, 2014, Life on a String: 35 Centuries … Read more →
This past summer, we invited designers featured in Making Ideas: Experiments in Design at GlassLab to come to the Museum for public design performances. Industrial designer Harry Allen’s work includes a line of products cast from real life, including a piggy … Read more →