As a precautionary measure for public health and safety, The Corning Museum of Glass will close to the public effective Monday, March 16 through April 12. All previously scheduled events and programming are now canceled in order to safeguard the health of our staff and visitors.
Pre-purchased Make Your Own Glass experiences coupled with admission passes for March 16 through April 12 will be automatically refunded to the credit card within two weeks. If only admission tickets were purchased, these will not be refunded as they can be used at any future date once the Museum reopens to the public. Students signed up for Studio classes will be contacted by a representative from The Studio.
In times of stress and uncertainty, museums offer a respite from what's going on in the outside world. We had hoped to remain open to provide that place of solace for our community but what is happening right now is bigger than any one institution, and we have a responsibility to proactively do our part to promote social distancing and limit the spread of COVID-19. Even though the Museum does not see dense crowds this time of year, we know the risk of remaining open does not outweigh our responsibility to serve the public–and that's exactly what we're doing by closing.
While the Museum is closed, the public is invited to explore the Museum’s many online resources, including our popular YouTube channel, which has hundreds of hours of glassmaking content, including live stream demos of past Guest Artists, Studio demonstrations, and You Design It; We Make It! demos. Browse the digital collections of the Rakow Library and our online glass collections browser. If you haven’t already, watch the Museum featured in Netflix’s glassblowing competition show Blown Away, then view our behind-the-scenes content. You can even take a virtual tour of our galleries on Google Arts & Culture.
The current situation is evolving rapidly, and we will continue to update the COVID-19 page on our website with news related to reopening. Also, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @CorningMuseum for updates.
Like everyone else, we look forward to a retur4n to normalcy, and to welcoming you back to the Museum soon.
