The Corning Museum of Glass hosts its annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 5, and Sunday, December 6, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. During this weekend, admission is free to all visitors.
Corning, NY (Vocus) November 18, 2009 -- The Corning Museum of Glass hosts its annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 5, and Sunday, December 6, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
During this weekend, admission is free to all visitors. In addition to the daily offerings of exhibitions, Hot Glass Shows and other glassmaking demos, the Museum also will offer the following festive activities:
*Live holiday music by local groups and choirs.
*Holiday crafts (nominal fee) and treats (free).
*Visit with Santa (free) or have a photo taken with Santa (fee).
*The Museum’s second annual glass ornament tree: 14-feet tall with more than 2,000 handmade ornaments.
*Breakfast with Santa (8:30 a.m. both days) or Lunch with Santa (12:00 p.m. both days). $5.00 per person, per meal. Entertainment by Sylvia and the Magic Trunk. Spots fill quickly and reservations are required. Call (607) 974-4084 or (607) 974-8006.
Visitors to the event are encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy for children in need; these items will be distributed to local charities.
Discounted Make Your Own Glass experiences will be available on a first-come, first-served basis each day of the event. Visitors may blow holiday ornaments or form flowers for $10.00, or create flameworked icicles, fused flat-glass ornaments, or sandblasted glasses for $5.00. Age restrictions apply to some activities. Check the Museum’s website for details.
The Museum’s Studio also holds its Annual Studio Glass Sale this weekend, featuring one-of-a-kind handmade glass objects by the artists and students who worked at The Studio this past year. Proceeds from the sale support The Studio’s Scholarship and Artist-in-Residence fund.
For more details about the Holiday Open House event, contact The Corning Museum of Glass at (607) 937-5371.
Other holiday activities will take place in Corning, NY, that same weekend. Corning’s historic downtown Gaffer District hosts “Sparkle” from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 5, featuring live entertainment, a chance to visit Santa in his Crystal House, horse and carriage rides and more. See www.gafferdistrict.com or call (607) 962-8997 for details.
About the Museum
The Corning Museum of Glass (www.cmog.org) is home to the world’s most comprehensive and celebrated collection of glass, with more than 45,000 objects reflecting 3,500 years of glassmaking history. An independent, non-profit, educational institution, the Museum is dedicated to the art, history, science, research and exhibition of glass. The Museum is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day and from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the summer. Kids and teens, 19 and under, receive free admission.
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