The Museum of Glass, located in Tacoma, WA, opened to worldwide acclaim in 2002. The idea came ten years earlier, from Phil Phibbs (a retired university president) and Dale Chihuly (see above). Phibbs thought Tacoma was a natural location for such a museum as many local artists had greatly influenced modern art glass. The museum includes an amphitheater where visitors can watch art glass being made; a hands-on glass-making studio; and ever-changing exhibitions by local, national, and international glass artists. See it for yourself and tour Chihuly’s own studio on our Glass Art in Seattle tour, starting August 5th. Space still available at press time.

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Artist Dale Chihuly is best known for pushing the art of glass-blowing to the limits of (and sometimes past) the imagination. More controversially, some decry the fact that he hasn’t blown glass himself since a car accident that robbed him of one eye and his later shoulder damage in the 1970s. Others counter that most artists have had help since the time of Michelangelo. Whatever your opinions on teamwork, we think Chihuly’s work is worth seeing in person. See it for yourself and tour his studio on our Glass Art in Seattle tour, starting August 5th. Space still available at press time.

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