Corning Museum of Glass: Inspiring Admission Tickets
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Corning
Whether you’re a young adventurer or an artist seeking inspiration, The Corning Museum of Glass caters to all. Situated in the core of the Finger Lakes region in Upstate New York, the museum resides equidistant from Niagara Falls and New York City.
Experience live demonstrations!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Corning Museum of Glass - Showcasing more than 3,500 years of glassmaking history, the Corning Museum of Glass features nearly 50,000 pieces of classic and contemporary glass art and objects. See works ranging from a small Egyptian pharaoh head to an enormous Tiffany window, and discover the wonder and artistry behind glassmaking.\n\nExplore the stunning day-lit Contemporary Art + Design Wing, which houses the best of the last 25 years in glass, and a 500-seat Amphitheater Hot Shop, a space dedicated to live glass demos and design sessions. See glass created before your eyes during a live, narrated Hot Glass Demo, and be inspired to experience glassmaking for yourself during a Make Your Own Glass workshop, with projects for all ages. Choose from fused picture frames and suncatchers, sandblasted drinking glasses, flameworked beads, pulled-glass flowers, delicate blown ornaments, and seasonal projects (additional fee). You can also search the gift shops for handmade glass treasures or grab a bite at the museum cafe.\n\nSpend as much time as you’d like at the museum touring at your own pace, and return the next day if you didn’t get enough!
What's Included
- 2-day admission ticket
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks (available for purchase at Museum Cafe)
- Optional Make Your Own Glass workshop ($13-$48).
Additional Information
- A typical museum visit is approximately 3-4 hours, but you can spend as much time as you’d like and return the following day with this 2-day ticket
- Free admission for customers age 17 and under
- Explore Contemporary Art + Design on GlassApp.
Location
Corning Museum of Glass
1 Museum Way,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(442 Ratings)
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Donna_r
Apr 7, 2024
Glass glass and more glass - Wonderful galleries well labeled to describe the history of glass. Extremely helpful staff. Well worth the trip!
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Karol_h
Mar 31, 2024
What a beautiful place! - I'd made my reservation online for the wrong day mistakenly, but staff said no problem and got us in. They also waived the child's admission fee which didn't actually begin until the next day.
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Seaside618087
Mar 16, 2024
A MUST - During a trip ti the finger lakes, my wife came across the museum. We thought it would be an interesting day. We went three days in a row. Got an in depth view into glass blowing and watching artists work. Informative and incredible to watch these masters work. A MUST if you are in area. Will be back, I guarantee...
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517kathaleenb
Feb 27, 2024
Three generations of fun - Fascinating merge of art and science. My family, ages 10 to 80 found engaging and educational exhibits and demonstrations. Many of the exhibits are interactive which made everyone happy.
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Oralin330
Feb 21, 2024
What you can do with glass! - It was just amazing what artists can create with glass
Every exhibition was mind boggling
Unbelievable works of art
How did they create that???
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Janet_b
Feb 11, 2024
highly recommend for a day of family fun - this was a return visit for some of us, and they first visit for others, including my granddaughters, and we had so much fun and the staff was so friendly
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Karen_p
Dec 20, 2023
If you enjoy glass you really need to experience the Corning Museum! - The entire trip was wonderful and the museum is amazing!! If I have to pick one thing I think it was getting to physically see pieces that I'd watched being made on tv.
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Carol724
Dec 10, 2023
Get a tour guide at 11 am or 1pm it is free but reserve. - Helena was a great tour guide. I loved her passion for art and storytelling. The gift shop was fun prices ranging from $60,000 to $0.99. We have AARP and the ticket cost $18.
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Shawnh777
Dec 9, 2023
Sparkling Exhibits and Gifts Worth a Special Trip - This unique museum is worth a special trip. The modern glass art galleries are stunning, but made richer with the context of the historic glass exhibits. I only wish we had more time to really dig into them. We didn't time it right to sit through all the live glass demos, but the museum is set up with a number of those occurring every day. A few of the exhibits on the science of things feel like they need to be refreshed a bit. The gift shop, though, is a spectacular place to buy gifts for anyone at just about any price point - from $5 to $50,000. Much of the glass art on display there is exhibit-quality by itself. I bought myself a little glass dinosaur similar to one I got to see being made in the museum.
Also - I want to give a special shoutout for the museum staff who handled a dumb situation well and professionally while we were there (someone in my group somehow managed to drop their phone inside a glass art exhibit).
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Dbinhou7511
Dec 8, 2023
See live glass making exhibit! - Excellent museum with glass making exhibits, history of glass, and examples of glass sculpture from many different artists. Could have spent all day here (only spent half a day). Extensive gift shop. Want to go back and take a class.
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