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Women in Glasshouses: A Story in Progress
Advertising postcard. Woman holding a Philips light bulb, 1910. Our blog series exploring women working in the glass industry has drawn to a close. We shared only a few stories, and there is so much...
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The Life-Saving Work of Glass: Corning’s Valor Glass Houses COVID-19 Vaccine
The lightbulb. Pyrex®. Optical fiber. The catalytic converter. Gorilla® Glass. Valor® Glass. You’ve likely heard of most of these revolutionary innovations in glass, all of which came out of Corning,...
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A Records Reunion: Processing the T. G. Hawkes & Co. Records
Archival collections are like families. The documents that comprise archival collections are related to one another – sometimes closely, sometimes distantly, and sometimes in confusing ways....
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2020: the best of Instagram
Welcome to 2021! We’ve all been looking forward to what the New Year might bring, but that doesn’t mean that 2020 wasn’t without its beauty and moments of joy. Let’s take a quick look back at some of...
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Blown Away Season 2! Catching Up with the Judges
Arguably the hottest show on Netflix, the glassblowing competition series Blown Away–once again featuring expert glassmakers from The Corning Museum of Glass–returns for a second season tomorrow,...
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Press Record and Meet Brad Patocka, the Museum’s Video Editor
Within any organization, there are always those departments that get more attention and those that get less. At The Corning Museum of Glass, there is one small department that you wouldn’t normally...
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Kris Wetterlund, inspiring us all
A good educator leaves their mark. On one person or a classroom, an institution, and sometimes an entire profession. Educators guide people down new paths and reveal truths that once seemed...
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Blown Away Contestant Cat Burns, a Star on the Rise
Glass artist Cat Burns, had a pretty interesting year in 2020, but she wasn’t able to talk about most of it until now. From studio instructor to TikTok sensation to star contestant on season 2 of the...
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Donor Profile: David C. Burger
As a boy growing up near Corning, NY, David C. Burger visited The Corning Museum of Glass numerous times. He loved to watch the Steuben glassblowers at work. He decided that someday he would attempt...
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Remembrance and Celebration: Glass Installation Honors the Liberation of Kuwait
On the 26th of February 1991, Kuwait, a small nation on the northern shores of the Persian Gulf, sandwiched between Iraq and its southern neighbor Saudi Arabia, was liberated from the Iraqi forces...
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