Chrysler Museum Glass Studio

Chrysler Museum Glass Studio The Chrysler Museum Glass Studio offers as an immersive and innovative approach to experiencing the exciting properties of glass.
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The Chrysler Museum Glass Studio is a 7,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility designed to complement the world-class glass collection in the Museum. The Studio features a furnace capable of melting 560 pounds of glass, three glory holes for reheating glass objects as they are being formed, five annealing ovens that slowly cool molten glass to room temperature and support mold-cast glasswork a

nd fusing, and a flameworking table with space for eight artists to work on projects including beadmaking and sculpture using glass rods and tubes. Audio-visual equipment enhances guests' ability to see free glass demonstrations by our Studio Team, assistants, and artists-in-residence. Our full range of programs, partnerships, and artist projects are available at www.chrysler.org!

06/13/2026

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Don't make these mistakes! Stay up to date on all things Chrysler Museum at chrysler.org 💙✨

06/08/2026

Lawrence Calcagno (1913-1993) was a San Francisco-born Abstract Expressionist who studied under some of the most influential painters of his generation, including Mark Rothko, Richard Diebenkorn, and Ad Reinhardt. Openly gay at a time when homosexuality was criminalized, he navigated both artistic and social margins while developing a distinctive form of lyrical abstraction.

📍 "Sapaque" is on view in the Oval Gallery through June 21

The Chrysler Museum is the place to be! 🤩💙 From yoga in the galleries to art making, morning meditation, and so much mor...
06/07/2026

The Chrysler Museum is the place to be! 🤩💙 From yoga in the galleries to art making, morning meditation, and so much more, swipe through to see what's happening this week. ➡️

🔗 Learn more & register at chrysler.org/events

This is Glass After Dark! 🔥 Every month the Perry Glass Studio takes molten glass somewhere unexpected during a high ene...
06/06/2026

This is Glass After Dark! 🔥 Every month the Perry Glass Studio takes molten glass somewhere unexpected during a high energy night featuring entertainment by local musicians. 🎶

Part performance, part spectacle, no two events are ever the same and you never know what you'll witness! Don't miss our June event:

⏰ Thursday, June 18 from 7–10 p.m.
🍻Cash bar.
🎟️ Tickets are $10 for Museum members, $20 for non-members and increase at door.
✅ Register at https://chrysler.org/event/glass-after-dark-june/

06/03/2026

If you've been thinking about trying a class in our hot shop but aren't sure where to start, we've got you covered! 🔥

Watch to learn more about two of our class offerings, Hot Glass Experience and Hot Glass Deluxe. Both are beginner friendly and led by our studio team, but offer different objects and levels of hands-on involvement so you can find the perfect class for you!

🔗 View and register for upcoming classes at https://chrysler.org/glass/glass-studio-classes-and-workshops/

This June at the Chrysler Museum you can celebrate Pride, enjoy live music, explore Black art, and so much more! 🌈Here's...
05/31/2026

This June at the Chrysler Museum you can celebrate Pride, enjoy live music, explore Black art, and so much more! 🌈
Here's what's happening this month:
🏛 Tues–Sat at 11 a.m. & Sun at 2 p.m.: Free Museum Tour
🔥 Tues–Sun at noon: Glassmaking demo
🍷 Tues–Sun from 2–4 p.m.: Zinnia Happy Hour
🧘🏿‍♀️ Tuesdays at 8:45 a.m.: The Art of Yoga
📚 June 1 at 11 a.m.: Homeschool Open Studio
🎨 June 3 at 10:30 a.m.: Pre-K Art Play
🩶 June 4 at 10 a.m.: Silver Social Club
🌈 June 4 from 5–9 p.m.: Pride Ball
🏛️ June 7 at 1 p.m.: History Speaks: The Struggle for Freedom
🎨 June 7 at 2 p.m.: Art History 101 Tour: Impressionist Art
📈 June 8 at 4:30 p.m.: Corporate Leadership Alliance Program 2026
☮️ June 13 at 10:30 a.m.: Morning Meditation
🎨 June 13 at 11 a.m.: Second Saturday Open Studio
🧶 June 13 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m.: Worldwide Knit in Public Day with the 757 Creative ReUse Center
🍼 June 17 at 10:30 a.m.: Art Babies: Nature
🔥 June 18 from 7–10 p.m.: Glass After Dark
🎼 June 20 from noon–5 p.m.: Black Music & Art Celebration
🖌️ June 21 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m.: Creative Life Reset
💫 June 21 at 2 p.m.: Special Topics Tour: Q***r Art
📝 June 23–June 24 from 10 a.m.–2:30 p.m.: Summer Teacher Institute
🇺🇸 June 27 at 2 p.m.: Art + Democracy: The Declaration of Independence

🔍 Find all this and more at the 🔗 in bio.
https://chrysler.org/events/

05/29/2026

We are pleased to continue our partnership with Norfolk International Airport to feature works by Perry Glass Studio artists in the airport's Main Lobby & Pedestrian Bridge! A new collection was recently installed and is now on view through November 2026.

Look out for them on your next trip through ORF! ✨✈️

Due to a mechanical issue, the Museum will be closed today, May 29.The Perry Glass Studio will be open, and scheduled cl...
05/29/2026

Due to a mechanical issue, the Museum will be closed today, May 29.
The Perry Glass Studio will be open, and scheduled classes and programs will continue.

Stay tuned to our socials for further updates! If you have a question about an event or program at the Museum, please call the contact listed in your confirmation.

Due to a water main break, the Museum is closing early at 2 pm today. The Perry Glass Studio is open and tonight's class...
05/28/2026

Due to a water main break, the Museum is closing early at 2 pm today. The Perry Glass Studio is open and tonight's classes are still scheduled.

Please check our story to stay tuned for updates on tomorrow's hours.
Thank you!

05/22/2026

Our Visiting Artists week is just heating up! 🔥 Helen Lee and Ruth Tamura are here and we have two more days of free events you won't want to miss! 🙌

Helen Lee is an artist, designer, and educator whose work is held in the collections of the Corning Museum of Glass, the Minnesota Museum of American Art, and the Chrysler Museum.

Ruth Tamura co-founded the Pilchuck Glass School alongside Dale Chihuly in 1971 and was the first person at CCA to receive an MA in glass!

Join Lee and Tamura this weekend for:
🎶 Glass Marble Playtime featuring music by Tim Russell
Saturday, May 23 from noon–3 p.m. Free, no registration required.
🔥 Glass Demo
Sunday, May 24 at noon. Free, no registration required.
🎤 Artist Talk
Sunday, May 24 at 3 p.m. Free, registration required.

🔗 Learn more and register at https://chrysler.org/event/visiting-artist-series-talk-helen-lee/

Address

245 Grace Street
Norfolk, VA
23510

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Telephone

(757) 333-6299

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