The discovery of ancient tools used in glassmaking offers scholars the opportunity to better understand a process or manufacturing technique. Recreating tools from antiquity furthers that understanding and can provide Museums an opportunity to share knowledge with visitors in a hands-on, … Read more →
The technique of glassblowing appeared in Jerusalem in the middle of the first century B.C., and over the course of the next century, this discovery led to additional extraordinary technological developments. Shortly after the discovery of glassblowing, the glassmaker Ennion … Read more →
Hear from Chief Conservator Stephen Koob on the conservation of an ancient glass bowl and learn more about the object from Karol Wight, executive director and curator of ancient and Islamic glass. The decoration of this shallow bowl is called … Read more →
Today’s post is from Karol Wight, executive director and curator of ancient and Islamic glass. The Museum’s collections of ancient glass show great chronological breadth and depth, and include indisputable masterpieces and works of high aesthetic quality. The opportunity to work with … Read more →