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Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
2 events,
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
2 events,
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
1 event,
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
1 event,
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
1 event,
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
1 event,
3 events,
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Art of Yoga
Art of Yoga
Enjoy a calm and contemplative yoga session in the Chrysler galleries with Yoga Instructor Tenesha Bazemore. Bazemore believes that yoga and art are for everyone in every season of life. She has led classes at the Chrysler for more than five years and is dedicated to creating awareness around the masterpieces in the Museum and […]
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
3 events,
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
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Teacher Workshop: Origin Stories
Teacher Workshop: Origin Stories
Journey through the immersive, multisensory exhibition Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight. Learn about contemporary Indigenous artist Preston Singletary and ways to include captivating storytelling in the classroom. Create a character and develop their origin story using a range of materials. Free with registration. Professional Development certificate available upon session completion. Image: Preston […]
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Fused Soap Dishes
Fused Soap Dishes
Cut glass and arrange it to fit a 4x6” design for a soap dish. Your designs will be assembled and fused flat in a kiln at 1400º F. The soap dish shape is achieved in a second firing to 1300º F, where the flat form slumps into a ceramic mold. • Ages 12+ • $64 […]
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
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Flaming Heart Pendant
Flaming Heart Pendant
In this introductory evening course, use a torch and simple tools to melt and form solid glass into a heart-shaped pendant. Practice making a heart with clear rods of glass and later learn how to apply colorful glass to create a one-of-a-kind piece. • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, $80 for non-members • […]
2 events,
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
5 events,
Patterned Panel
Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sunday 2–5 p.m. Prerequisite: Any One Full Day Fusing Class Take the fused glass plate one step further! Learn the basics of cutting glass and choose from a variety of plate shapes in this 1.5-day class. First, create patterns and design and cut glass to fit these patterns. Overnight, the […]
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Colorful Botanicals
Colorful Botanicals
Take a day to design and create your own glass flowers. First, learn to shape clear glass parts of a flower. Then, assemble those parts into a whole botanical. Once you learn the mechanics of the form, you can design and create a floral piece using colored glass rods. • Ages 12+ • $100 for […]
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
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Works in Progress: Susan Watkins Reconsidered
Works in Progress: Susan Watkins Reconsidered
Calling all art and museum fanatics—this is the program for you! Works in Progress is an opportunity to learn what museum professionals at the Chrysler Museum are cooking up for visitors. With a distinguished collection of more than 30,000 objects, including one of the great glass collections in America, the Chrysler is on the cutting […]
7 events,
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Morning Magnets
Morning Magnets
This class is ideal for anyone interested in trying out the fused glass process of joining pieces of glass together. Make several magnets using small segments of glass and tile nippers. Create the designs by nipping the glass into smaller pieces and adding them to a base layer that will later be melted together in […]
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Introduction to Bead Making
Introduction to Bead Making
Over the course of an afternoon, learn to melt colorful glass sticks with a torch, spin the glass around metal rods, and form it into beads. Explore different bead shapes and color application techniques, too. This is a great class for beginners! • Ages 12+ • $40 for Museum members, $50 for non-members • Class […]
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Sculpted Beads
Sculpted Beads
Prerequisite: Introduction to Beadmaking Build on your bead making knowledge by learning to create animal-inspired beads. Students will learn how dots can be used as sculpting tools to create extensions of an animal, including facial features and bodies. • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, $80 for non-members • Class refunds will only be […]
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
1 event,
3 events,
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Art of Yoga
Art of Yoga
Enjoy a calm and contemplative yoga session in the Chrysler galleries with Yoga Instructor Tenesha Bazemore. Bazemore believes that yoga and art are for everyone in every season of life. She has led classes at the Chrysler for more than five years and is dedicated to creating awareness around the masterpieces in the Museum and […]
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
2 events,
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
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Glass After Dark
Glass After Dark
Hot glass and live music come together for memorable evenings during Glass After Dark. Don your festive St. Patrick's Day attire and watch as the Perry Glass Studio team makes a unique blown glass object from the molten material. Music by Exploding Sun. Doors open at 8 p.m. The event begins at 8:15 p.m. Guests […]
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
2 events,
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
6 events,
Introduction to Neon
Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Spend the weekend creating a cool piece of illuminated art to display in your home or office. As you perfect your design, explore different torches and techniques and enjoy discussions about noble gases and the effects each one creates when energized. Also, learn the best way to design a […]
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Hot Glass: Eggstravaganza
Hot Glass: Eggstravaganza
This seasonal object is sure to make you feel egg-cellent! During this engaging class, meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own glass egg. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique. With the instructor’s help, apply colorful […]
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Introduction to Glassblowing
Introduction to Glassblowing
This one-day class is perfect for beginners! Meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own glass works of art. Work closely with glass instructors to select glass colors and design elements to personalize your glass artworks and gain great experience with molten […]
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Colorful Coasters
Colorful Coasters
Learn the basics of cutting glass, and create a set of 4x4” glass boasters using clear or colorful glass sheets. Make a matching set or try a new design with each. Once you’re finished with your design, the instructor will fuse the glass in a kiln. • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, $80 […]
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
7 events,
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Sunday Sketchers
Sunday Sketchers
Bring your pencil and sketchbook for an informal drawing group in the galleries. Practice close observation of a work of art, hone your skills, and meet like-minded artists. Artist and educator Rowena F. Finn will facilitate the session, providing inspiration and feedback. This month, the featured work of art is Leon Kroll's oil painting, In […]
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Hot Glass: Eggstravaganza
Hot Glass: Eggstravaganza
This seasonal object is sure to make you feel egg-cellent! During this engaging class, meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own glass egg. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique. With the instructor’s help, apply colorful […]
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Stained Glass: Suncatcher
Stained Glass: Suncatcher
Cut and solder sheet glass together to create a colorful window hanging perfect for catching rays of sunshine. Choose a sample design or create your own. Glass pieces are cut to fit the design, or “cartoon,” then wrapped with copper foil. Using a soldering iron and tin-lead solder, the glass pieces are conjoined. At the […]
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Air Terrariums
Air Terrariums
Bring nature indoors with a colorful hanging terrarium for an air plant. During this engaging class, meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own terrarium. Choose from an array of colors to make your object unique, then learn to hold and turn […]
1 event,
4 events,
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Chrysler Book Club Special Edition: Lisa Barr in Conversation
Chrysler Book Club Special Edition: Lisa Barr in Conversation
Woman on Fire, a New York Times bestseller, is a gripping tale of a young, ambitious journalist embroiled in an international art scandal centered around a Nazi-looted masterpiece - forcing the ultimate showdown between passion and possession, lovers and liars, history and truth. Join us for a conversation with author Lisa Barr and Erik Neil, PhD, […]
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Art of Yoga
Art of Yoga
Enjoy a calm and contemplative yoga session in the Chrysler galleries with Yoga Instructor Tenesha Bazemore. Bazemore believes that yoga and art are for everyone in every season of life. She has led classes at the Chrysler for more than five years and is dedicated to creating awareness around the masterpieces in the Museum and […]
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
2 events,
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
3 events,
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
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Hot Glass: Eggstravaganza
Hot Glass: Eggstravaganza
This seasonal object is sure to make you feel egg-cellent! During this engaging class, meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own glass egg. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique. With the instructor’s help, apply colorful […]
3 events,
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
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The Governor’s School for the Arts 9th Annual Wearable Arts Show
The Governor’s School for the Arts 9th Annual Wearable Arts Show
Experience dynamic works of wearable art in a fashion show setting, complete with a runway, live music, a panel of judges, and an awards ceremony. This long-standing collaboration between The Governor's School for the Arts and the Chrysler Museum spans months of hard work for the students. The Wearable Arts Show is the culminating celebration. […]
7 events,
Stained Glass: Botanicals
Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Prerequisite: Stained Glass: Suncatcher In this weekend class, design and execute a large (10x10” max) free-formed stained glass piece that features up to three plants of your choice. Premade patterns will be available as well. This class is designed to explore more advanced techniques and tools in stained glass. […]
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Hot Glass: Eggstravaganza
Hot Glass: Eggstravaganza
This seasonal object is sure to make you feel egg-cellent! During this engaging class, meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own glass egg. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique. With the instructor’s help, apply colorful […]
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Straws and Swizzle Sticks
Straws and Swizzle Sticks
Learn how to heat and melt glass rods and tubing to create custom reusable drinking apparatuses. Apply glass color, melt glass in a precise flame, and make a drinking straw and swizzle sticks with unique color patterns. • Ages 12+ • $40 for Museum members, $50 for non-members • Objects will be available at a […]
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Midday Marbles
Midday Marbles
Spend an afternoon at the Glass Studio melting solid glass rods over a torch to make marbles. Heat, gravity, and simple graphite tools bring your marbles to life. Once you learn the basics of shaping clear glass, you can go on to create colorful glass marbles, too! • Ages 12+ • $64 for Museum members, […]
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Champagne Paperweight
Champagne Paperweight
Learn new, creative skills and spruce up your desk with a colorful paperweight. In this engaging class, you will move and shape glass on the end of a hollow metal pipe. Witness the reactions between different glass colors; learn about the application of color; and discover how to heat, inflate, and shape the molten glass […]
7 events,
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Hot Glass: Eggstravaganza
Hot Glass: Eggstravaganza
This seasonal object is sure to make you feel egg-cellent! During this engaging class, meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own glass egg. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique. With the instructor’s help, apply colorful […]
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Colorful Botanicals
Colorful Botanicals
Take a day to design and create your own glass flowers. First, learn to shape clear glass parts of a flower. Then, assemble those parts into a whole botanical. Once you learn the mechanics of the form, you can design and create a floral piece using colored glass rods. • Ages 12+ • $100 for […]
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Introduction to Glassblowing
Introduction to Glassblowing
This one-day class is perfect for beginners! Meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own glass works of art. Work closely with glass instructors to select glass colors and design elements to personalize your glass artworks and gain great experience with molten […]
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
1 event,
3 events,
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Art of Yoga
Art of Yoga
Enjoy a calm and contemplative yoga session in the Chrysler galleries with Yoga Instructor Tenesha Bazemore. Bazemore believes that yoga and art are for everyone in every season of life. She has led classes at the Chrysler for more than five years and is dedicated to creating awareness around the masterpieces in the Museum and […]
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
3 events,
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The Norfolk Society of Arts Lecture
The Norfolk Society of Arts Lecture
Collections Without Borders Guillaume Kientz, Executive Director and CEO, Hispanic Society Museum & Library Join the Norfolk Society of Arts at 10:30 a.m. in Huber Court for coffee prior to the lecture.
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
3 events,
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Homeschool Studio: Pinch Pots and Vessels
Homeschool Studio: Pinch Pots and Vessels
Homeschool Studio is a monthly art making class for ages 6–13. Each month will feature a different theme and artistic process. Young artists will spend time looking at works of art in the galleries, then explore a similar process or theme in the Education Workshop. Walk through time and culture to discover how many different […]
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
2 events,
Free Museum Tour
Free Museum Tour
Enjoy a tour of the Chrysler's unique collection designed to delight, inform, and inspire! Each tour of the day is different, reflecting the guide’s interests and passions, but all share memorable insights and stories certain to captivate and intrigue. Guides are also happy to include any artwork or gallery that visitors might be interested in. […]
7 events,
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Hot Glass: Eggstravaganza
Hot Glass: Eggstravaganza
This seasonal object is sure to make you feel egg-cellent! During this engaging class, meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own glass egg. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique. With the instructor’s help, apply colorful […]
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Fused Glass Plate
Fused Glass Plate
In this one-day course, learn to design and cut glass to make a square glass plate. Create your own design, choose a base layer, and cut glass to match your pattern. The plate will go through two firings in a kiln. First, the glass will be fired at 1450º F to melt the pieces together. […]
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Introduction to Glassblowing
Introduction to Glassblowing
This one-day class is perfect for beginners! Meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own glass works of art. Work closely with glass instructors to select glass colors and design elements to personalize your glass artworks and gain great experience with molten […]
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Introduction to Bead Making
Introduction to Bead Making
Over the course of an afternoon, learn to melt colorful glass sticks with a torch, spin the glass around metal rods, and form it into beads. Explore different bead shapes and color application techniques, too. This is a great class for beginners! • Ages 12+ • $40 for Museum members, $50 for non-members • Class […]
10 events,
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Hot Glass: Eggstravaganza
Hot Glass: Eggstravaganza
This seasonal object is sure to make you feel egg-cellent! During this engaging class, meet the Glass Studio team, discover the essential tools of glassblowing, and work with an artist to create your very own glass egg. Choose from an array of color options to make your object unique. With the instructor’s help, apply colorful […]
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Straws and Swizzle Sticks
Straws and Swizzle Sticks
Learn how to heat and melt glass rods and tubing to create custom reusable drinking apparatuses. Apply glass color, melt glass in a precise flame, and make a drinking straw and swizzle sticks with unique color patterns. • Ages 12+ • $40 for Museum members, $50 for non-members • Objects will be available at a […]
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Fused Mosaic
Fused Mosaic
In this fused glass class, take traditional mosaic making to a new place. Learn to cut glass and use tile nippers to create imagery. In a paint-by-numbers style, small bits of colored glass will be arranged to fill the design of your choice. The gaps between the pieces are filled with glass powder, and then […]
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History Speaks: The Perils of Post-Revolution Norfolk
History Speaks: The Perils of Post-Revolution Norfolk
Fighting floods, fires, and famines weren't the only hazards Norfolk citizens faced in the years following the American Revolution. Join us for this month's thematic tour of the Myers House and go on an exploration of the sometimes perilous world of post-Revolution Norfolk. About the Myers House: The Myers House is significant as the most […]
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