Pre-Visit and Post-Visit Resources

Information on art, history, science, literature, social studies, and technology of glass.

An online dictionary of terms commonly used to describe glass and glassmaking (also available in paperback).

More than 40 short segments on the various techniques employed by glassworkers: blowing, flameworking, cold working, and casting.

The Museum also houses an extensive library open to the public.

Learn how telescopes were created and how they work. Note: this interactive requires Flash to play. Flash is being phased out on most modern browsers and may not work after 2020.

An interactive timeline that helps students explore glass in its historical context. Note: this interactive requires Flash to play. Flash is being phased out on most modern browsers and may not work after 2020.

Discover the principles of glass chemistry. This interactive shows you how glassmakers mix together ingredients to make what’s called “glass batch” and allows you to explore what mixing certain elements together can do. Note: this interactive requires Flash to play. Flash is being phased out on most modern browsers and may not work after 2020.

Between 1984 and 1994 the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA) excavated the remains of a Late Bronze Age shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea. The ship’s cargo consisted primarily of raw materials, including glass. Video + student activity.