Even we prosaic types can enjoy finding the cool on the Foss
Bill and Marie Orrange hauled out their two-for-one coupon book Monday evening, headed for all-you-can-eat halibut and chips night at Johnny's Dock and looked across the Foss Waterway at the new...
View ArticleA dazzling museum arrives
Because of strong winds and a snag on the shingles, the slumping 150-foot red ribbon slung around the cone Wednesday was more "this old thing" than "wearable dazzle." "Note to self: Fix ribbon before...
View ArticleInside the glass house: First show in Museum of Glass covers wide artistic...
There are several predictors of a new museum's personality. Architecture and marketing matter. But at an art museum, it's the art that counts and the artists who are the ultimate ambassadors....
View ArticleMuseum security almost bulletproof
Public art: Experts say vandalism is very rare | Don't even think about it. Video cameras, foot patrols and a security sandwich of safety glass and teflon guard the Chihuly Bridge of Glass and the art...
View ArticleGlass acts
Special events will help introduce Tacoma's Museum of Glass as 5,000 expected to attend on opening weekend | This week you get to see what's inside the cone. You get to see how big those glacial...
View ArticlePrince of glass: As sovereign of his hometown's cultural scene, glass artist...
Two attractions share top billing at the Tacoma Convention and Visitor Bureau Web site: Mount Rainier and Dale Chihuly. Other cities have great views of the mountain, but Tacoma is the best place in...
View ArticleMuseum of Glass can be appreciated inside, out
There are two Museums of Glass: International Centers for Contemporary Art - outdoor and indoor. Outdoors is the older, quieter, more beautiful sister.
View ArticleSplendor in the glass
By afternoon, visitors were lined up to see Tacoma's new hot spot | Larry Stemp is a fourth-generation Tacoman who has waited his whole life for his hometown to come out of its coma. "It finally...
View ArticleArt in the outdoors - Opening installations outside Museum of Glass reflect...
Apart from the rakish tilting cone, the Museum of Glass: International Center for Contemporary Art's most striking feature is its array of outdoor plazas with their sparkling, rimless reflective...
View ArticleSeattle glass pioneer continues to pare down his style
When you see Benjamin Moores new glass art exhibit at Tacoma's Museum of Glass, you'll know the master of minimalism has climbed to new heights of simplicity of form, of color, of line and the...
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