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Indepth Arts News: "Museums Glass Innovation Center Wins a DESIGN OF THE DECADE Award" 0000-00-00 until 0000-00-00 Corning Museum of Glass Corning, NY, USA United States of America
The Museum's entry was submitted by Ralph
Appelbaum Associates, exhibit designer for the Glass Innovation Center.
The Corning Museum of Glass is undertaking a $62 million renovation. On
June 19, 1999, the Museum debuted major new facilities including: the Glass
Innovation Center, which tells the stories of world-changing technological
breakthroughs in glassmaking; a glass Sculpture Gallery; a new glass
entryway; the Nature of Glass Theater, which awakens visitors to the power
and magic of glass; seven new glass shops; and a new restaurant.
Throughout 2000 the final components of the museum will open, including: the
renovated Art and History Galleries, with a renewed exhibition of the
world-renowned collection; the Regional Visitors Center, which will
introduce travelers to the attractions of the Finger Lakes region; the new
home of the Rakow Library, the world's library of record for glass; and
Crystal City, an exhibit on the history of glassmaking in the town of
Corning.
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