Glass Museum

Glass Museum

Tacoma, the third largest city in Washington state, has a glass museum worth visiting. The museum consists of four concepts: fire, water, earth and sky. The entrance is from the old union station, through an overpass hanging on the highway and rail to the museum. Before entering the museum, there is a long corridor to announce the exhibition of glass art. The top floor connects with the overpass to form a square, on which water is displayed. It is a large round cone (similar to the technique of Japanese architect Mikado Kurokawa).

Tacoma National Museum of glass

In addition to transforming the roof of the exhibition hall into a square and displaying the night view with a glass sculpture pool, the museum is also close to the yacht harbor. Therefore, the restaurant side is set next to the harbor, and the pool creates the overall impression. It can be said that it is an ingenious recreation ground that provides three-dimensional space for the public.

Covering an area of 75000 square feet, it was completed and opened in 2002. The museum is the first important art museum project designed by the famous Canadian architect Arthur Erickson in the United States. It has become an International Center for contemporary glass art, which is used to show the glass making process and creative art. The design organically uses several elements of water, earth, light and fire. Fire is the source of glass art.

In 2003, the glass museum was named one of the "seven wonders of the world" of the latest modern architecture by the famous American travel magazine Conde Nast traveler.

Seattle is famous for its glass technology in the world. At that time, Dale Chihuly, a glass master, was born in Tacoma.

Appreciation of some glass works

Shanghai Glass Museum

China's first glass museum officially settled in Shanghai.

According to reports, as the first glass museum in China, Shanghai Glass Museum officially opened on May 18, 2011. Visitors can systematically understand the history and production process of glass in the museum, and appreciate the unique charm of glass art. Ticket price: 20 yuan.

Shanghai Glass Museum is a municipal professional museum approved by Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau (No. 0359) and supervised by Shanghai Cultural Relics Administration Committee. The theme is "glass: a language of science and art". Zhang Lin, chairman, Zhuang Xiaowei, curator and Zhang Zhihe, executive deputy curator. The opening of the museum is supported by Corning Glass Museum of the United States, takmar National Glass Museum of the United States, russeldorf International Glass Exhibition Bureau of Germany and McKinsey consulting company of the United States.

Shanghai Glass Museum is located at no.685 Changjiang West Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai. It is located in the northeast corner of the city. It is located in the triangle area composed of North-South viaduct, Yixian Road viaduct and outer ring road. The total exhibition area of the museum is about 5000 square meters, including 2100 square meters of the main exhibition area and 1450 square meters of popular science exhibition items. According to the plan, a creative industrial park with glass and glass technology as the theme will be built around the museum in the future. There are thousands of pieces of glass art, hundreds of precious glass text materials and cultural relics.

Shanghai Glass Museum is mainly engaged in the display, collection, academic research and exchange of glass related objects and historical materials. The exhibition is divided into four parts: Shanghai daily glass art, Shanghai Automotive glass art, Shanghai University glass art and contemporary international glass art; the academic research area is mainly engaged in glass art history and development, scientific research and technology dissemination and other related activities.

The Shanghai Glass Museum is scheduled to open on May 18, 2011, and is in full swing. The preparatory exhibition of Shanghai Glass Museum opened in 1930 Xinxin Creative Park, Hongkou District. Nearly 20 pieces of glass works will be displayed in Shanghai Glass Museum in advance.

Tilman, chief designer of Shanghai Glass Museum, introduced the museum design concept at the exhibition.

Shanghai Glass Museum

Elaborately designed by Logan Luong Architectural Design Consulting Co., Ltd

The birth of G + glass theme park concept

The former Shanghai glass factory is located in Baoshan District, Shanghai, covering an area of 29612 square meters. There are 30 buildings of different ages and sizes in the park. Logo Roan has formulated a 20-year development strategy for the park and renamed it G + Glass Theme Park (glass, art, research and Technology Park). The first phase of the project includes Shanghai Glass Museum and hot glass demonstration center, covering a total area of 5785 square meters.

Shanghai Light Industry Glass Co., Ltd. plans to build a new glass museum on the original site of Shanghai glass factory. Due to its remote location, it is not well known to the public, so the strategy of the first phase project is not to make profits, but to attract more tourists first. The business strategy of the project aims to enhance the brand awareness of the whole park, the surrounding environment and the brand value of Baoshan District, and the concept of Shanghai Glass Museum is formed. The later stage projects of G + glass theme park also include: sculpture plaza phase II, science and Technology Plaza Phase III and Business Park Phase IV. these later stage projects will be equipped with complete commercial facilities and are expected to be completed in 2018.

"Second class" Museum: Innovation of conventional mode

Shanghai Glass Museum is one of the few glass museums in China, but its uniqueness is not limited to this. Logo lab has formulated the development strategy of G + glass theme park and the key project positioning decision for the park: that is to build the first phase of the park into a "second class" multi-functional Glass Museum. This new type of museum is very different from the ordinary "first class" museum. Ordinary museums have convenient transportation, and people usually complete the visit in a very short time. The location of the project is far away from the city center, and the subway and other modes of transportation are not convenient enough. People are not willing to spend 1 to 2 hours on the road

Watch a museum that can only stay for half an hour.

Another feature of the "second category" museum is its versatility. It can provide rich entertainment activities, attract tourists to visit, and stay here for 2 hours or more. In addition to the glass theme exhibition, Shanghai Glass Museum has hot glass demonstration center, DIY workshop, lecture space, small library and other rich and wonderful activities, so that different groups of people can have fun and education here.

Shanghai Glass Museum: a new and old building

The multi-functional design of Shanghai Glass Museum includes exhibition space, hot glass demonstration, DIY workshop, lecture space, library, cafe, activity space, shop, public space, etc. This sustainable renovation design integrates the old and new features and gives the project a sense of modernity. It is the pioneer of the "second class" Museum in China. The entrance square is the facade of the museum, which has high recognition and guides visitors to the museum, hot glass demonstration center and other places in the park. The new building standing on the entrance square welcomes the tourists. The bright Museum lobby is in sharp contrast to the black facade, which gives visitors a fresh and impressive feeling. The facade is made of U-shaped glass imported from Germany. After sand spraying and coating treatment, the multi-national characters related to glass are outlined. The LED lamp behind the glass facade lights up the text on the black background, creating a dazzling effect. Shanghai Glass Museum will provide visitors with an experience place integrating entertainment and education, and will also bring more benefits to the government and people of Baoshan District.

Corning Glass Museum, New York, USA

The glass museum in Corning, New York, USA (located in the area of Finger Lakes), expresses every aspect of glass incisively and vividly, including art, history, culture, science, handicraft and design. The museum has a collection of all kinds of glass - more than 45000 kinds of glass objects and 3500 years of glass making history. Visitors can also learn about glass science and technology in an area where they are allowed to touch objects with their hands, and listen to the process of making glass on the spot. Not only that, visitors can also try to make their own glass.

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