THE CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS

CURATORIAL, EXHIBITIONS AND RESEARCH - THE CURATORIAL DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR COLLECTING AREAS, STEWARDS, DISPLAYS AND INTERPRETS THE WORLD'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF GLASS ART, HISTORY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN FOUR MAIN PERMANENT GALLERIES, AND THROUGH SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS. IN 2024, THE MUSEUM HOSTED ONE MAJOR EXHIBITION AND FOUR MINOR EXHIBITIONS. THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO INVEST IN RESEARCH RESIDENCIES (3) AND GRANTS (4) AND PUBLISHED TWO ANNUAL JOURNALS. AS THE LIBRARY OF DISTINCTION FOR THE STUDY OF GLASS, THE JULIETTE K. AND LEONARD S. RAKOW RESEARCH LIBRARY SUSTAINS A VIBRANT, SINGULAR COLLECTION THAT EMBODIES CENTURIES OF KNOWLEDGE ON GLASS, GLASSMAKING, AND GLASSMAKERS. THE LIBRARY, THROUGH COLLECTING, PRESERVING, AND MAKING ACCESSIBLE EXCELLENT RESEARCH MATERIALS, ADVANCES SCHOLARSHIP, CREATIVITY AND THE ARTS, AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF GLASS THROUGHOUT THE REALMS OF ART, HISTORY, CULTURE, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY. THE LIBRARY'S PLATFORM FOR OPENLY ACCESSIBLE DIGITAL COLLECTIONS GREW TO 19,982 DIGITAL OBJECTS BY THE END OF 2024. THE LIBRARY SUPPORTED GLASS RESEARCH ACROSS 49 STATES, 25 COUNTRIES, AND FIVE CONTINENTS, INCLUDING 200,668 CONSULTATIONS OF ONLINE RESEARCH RESOURCES. LIBRARY STAFF FACILITATED 2,855 RESEARCH INQUIRIES AND ADDED 1,935 BOOKS AND OTHER ITEMS TO THIS WORLD-CLASS COLLECTION.

STUDIO, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - THE MUSEUM EDUCATES PEOPLE OF ALL AGESIN A DIVERSITY OF TOPICS ABOUT GLASS. OUR GLASSMAKING SCHOOL, THE STUDIO, PROVIDES CLASSES, RESIDENCIES, LIVE ONLINE PROGRAMMING AND SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESIDENCIES TO ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2024, THE MUSEUM HOSTED 1,506 STUDENTS, INSTRUCTORS, AND TEACHING ASSISTANTS IN A VARIETY OF CLASSES AND SUPPORTED ARTISTS THROUGH ELEVEN RESIDENCIES. ON A DAILY BASIS, THE MUSEUM PROVIDES A VARIETY OF GLASSMAKING DEMONSTRATIONS FOR OUR VISITORS, WHICH ENABLES THEM TO OBSERVE AND LEARN ABOUT THE ART, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND PROPERTIES OF GLASS. THE MUSEUM EXPANDS THIS LEARNING BY PROVIDING HOT GLASS OUTREACH PROGRAMS WHEREBY WE TAKE OUR STAFF ARTISTS AND MOBILE GLASSMAKING DEMONSTRATION EQUIPMENT INTO A VARIETY OF VENUES. THE MUSEUM ALSO PROVIDES PROGRAMS ENABLING OUR VISITORS TO PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF UNIQUE HANDS-ON GLASSMAKING EXPERIENCES. IN 2024, A QUARTER OF OUR INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY VISITORS ENGAGED IN ONE OF THESE GLASSMAKING EXPERIENCES. OUR EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PROVIDING PROGRAMS FOR ALL GUESTS, AS WELL AS STUDENTS IN OUR LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS. IN 2024, THE MUSEUM HOSTED 6,864 SCHOOL CHILDREN ON FIELD TRIPS TO THE MUSEUM, DEVELOPED PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL BREAKS (WINTER AND SPRING), SUPPORTED THE JR. CURATORS AND CMOG CHALLENGE PROGRAMS, AND HOSTED SIX EDUCATIONAL PERFORMACES FOR PRE-K AUDIENCES.