The Glass World

Reading the map

The map lays the glass world over geography. Where the Glass Family Tree© shows who learned from whom, the map shows where it happened and how far the medium has traveled. Studio glass moved with people: from Toledo and Madison to Berkeley, Providence and Stanwood, then to London, Prague, Murano, Adelaide, Canberra and beyond.

Four layers. Each layer can be switched on or off with the checkboxes above the map.

Habatat & institutions: the gallery and the organizations around it.
Museums: museums with glass in their collections or programs. Each pin opens the museum directory on the Collections page.
Schools, glass centers & programs: universities, craft schools, glass centers and residencies. Each pin opens the programs list.
Artists, by country: every artist on the site, grouped by home country. Open a cluster and choose a name to go to that artist’s page.

Why countries, not studios. Artists are placed by country, not studio address, to keep their workplaces private. The map shows the spread of the medium without pointing visitors to anyone’s door.

Read it with the tree. Pick a line on the tree, such as Littleton to Chihuly to Pilchuck, or Libenský to his students, and find its schools on the map. The patterns become clear quickly: clusters around the founding programs, and threads that cross oceans whenever a teacher did.

Add your place. Museums, schools, studios and artists can ask to be added. Every listing is reviewed before it appears.

Put yourself on the map

Artists, museums, schools, glass centers, studios and institutions anywhere in the world can add themselves. Type your city and check the pin below the form; every listing is reviewed before it appears.

Thank you. Your listing has been received and will appear on the map once it is reviewed.