Did this with my sister as she has wanted to try glassblowing. Great studio and workshop! Friendly and helpful staff who make you fell very welcomed and are very eager to engage and share their experience and knowledge. Amazing to see your creation take form...More

If you are even slightly interested in art glass, this is a wonderful destination. During the course of an hour, the Hot Shop will produce at least one piece of glass blown work. The museum is a tribute to Chahuly and other talented artists. The...More

This is not to be missed! We were facinated by the processes and they have a live camera feed going at the same time you watch it so if there's something you can't quite see with the naked eye, you are still covered. Plus there's...More

The Tacoma Glassblowing Studio is the hotshop within the Museum of Glass. For those with an interest in seeing how art glass is made, this shop is well worth a visit to watch the glass artisans at work. A visit here is interesting, informative and...More

We have watched other glass blowing, but never like this. A team of artisans worked in unison, seemingly w/out verbally communicating, to create. It was amazing to watch.

On our first visit to the Museum of Glass we were very lucky to see a glass competition. We learned a lot about the process and got to see exciting timed glass making events.

No matter how many times I see glassblowing, I am always amazed at how the artists can manipulate glass into such wonderful shapes. This is a live, narrated display of beautiful glass items being made. Very interesting and enlightening.