Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass

About

Come to Wisconsin's Glass Museum--the place to make exciting discoveries in glass.

Story

Bergstrom-Mahler Museum is a regional art museum with four glass collections, two of them as primary research collections known world-wide. It also offers a schedule of changing exhibitions. These collections provide the platform for programming, classes and information created for community outreach. The museum opened to the public in 1959 and has been open free of charge offering arts experiences to the general public and K-12 audiences all year, six days per week.

Mission

Bergstrom-Mahler Museum's mission is to engage, excite and educate our regional and global audiences using our world renowned glass paperweights, glass collections and changing exhibits.

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The Bergstrom-Mahler Museum offers adult glass classes for ages 16+

For descriptions of classes, and to register, please visit our website. (Museum members receive a 10% discount on classes)

Fall/Winter 2012 Classes include:

Intermediate Flameworking and Fusing (2 day class)
--Wednesday, October 17--5:30-7:30pm--(flameworking)
--Wednesday, October 24--5:30-7:30pm--(fusing)

Intermediate Flameworking: Going Dotty
--Saturday, October 20--10:00am-1:00pm

Create a Fused Glass Ikebana Flower Vase
--Saturday, October 27--1:00-4:00pm

Introduction to Borosilicate Pendant Making
--Wednesday, November 7--5:00-8:00pm

Copper Inclusions in Fused Glass
--Saturday, November 10--2:00-4:00pm

Introduction to Glass Beadmaking
--Wednesday, November 14--5:00-8:00pm

Borosilicate Glass Icicles
--Wednesday, November 28--5:30-7:30pm

Intermediate Flameworking: Snowmen and Santas
--Saturday, December 1--10:00am-Noon

Fused Glass Snowflakes
--Saturday, December 8--10:00am-Noon

Fused Glass Jewelry for Gifts
--Saturday, December 15--10:00am-Noon

Introduction to Glass Beadmaking
--Wednesday, January 8--5:00-8:00pm

Intermediate Flameworking: Shaping Beads
--Saturday, January 12--10:00am-1:00pm