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 learn more
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
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Cartersvillejason
Jun 19, 2024
Awesome museum - What an absolutely delightful place to visit. The Corning Museum of Glass is one of the best museums we have gone to, and this is mostly driven by how many experiences there are available here. Pros: + The make your own glass is super worth your time. I would absolutely suggest that you go on their website, find what type of glassware you want to create, and sign up for a spot to make sure you get it at the time that is most convenient for you. We had an absolute blast doing this. + The demonstrations are superb. They paid great attention to detail, were willing to answer questions, and the demonstration schedule was constant throughout the day so that you didn't feel like you would miss out on something. + The gift shop is so much more than your typical gift shop. You could literally spend a half hour there browsing, and still feel like you want more time. + Parking is free, and right across from the entrance. Cons: - Nothing. That's what makes this 5 stars!
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Whinbrook
Jun 16, 2024
World Class Museum - Incredible museum with so much to see - can understand why the ticket is valid for two days! Enjoyed the glass making demonstration - fascinating, talented craftsmen. We saw something similar at a glass museum in Tacoma years back and this was just as good. After this visit I will look at glass in a different light and see what a wonderful invention it was/is. The gift shop is huge and very comprehensive, especially looking around the 'everyday' glassware department. Could have bought much but doubt it would have survived a transatlantic flight! I'd have liked to have seen more glass by the genius Dale Chihuly but only recall one piece (unless I missed others?).
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Mark_j
May 28, 2024
Review of part of the day. - We loved the cafeteria food. It was the perfect example of institution food. I had the chicken tenders and my wife had the pino grigio. We will always remember the food trays... mine was brown.
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Doreenr557
May 27, 2024
Glass Blowing and More! - Loved exploring the many areas of the museum and its displays with informative commentary. We totally enjoyed the glass blowing demonstrations; each one had its own wealth of information. It was a rainy day so we didn’t get to visit the town itself but that made it more relaxing to enjoy the museum.
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Rob4patti
May 22, 2024
Go here to make your own glass product - We visit here and was able to make our own glass pieces. The glass blowers that were teaching us were total helpful. It made the experience more fun. We visit the museum with all the history dating back to BC Egypt time. There was so much to see. There were also demonstrations of glass blowing throughout the museum. I don’t think young children would enjoy the museum since there was nothing for them to interact with. Teenagers might enjoy this if they were interested in how glass was made and where it all started. The make your own glass studio is good for any age.
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Melli35
May 20, 2024
Glass museum - Great museum, lots of beautiful glass and the demonstration is informative and interesting. It was my second time there and it’s always great.
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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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Barbara_c
Jun 12, 2024
Awesome - Just wish there was a viewing area to watch glass blowers do there thing We enjoyed all the displays And chats!
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Vijayshankar_v
May 20, 2024
Not for someone who is not a modern art fan - Not my favorite maybe some people would love modern art, but not me. Some of the topics were ok like glass making, but overall not very interesting
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