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Imagine
a museum dedicated to the region and nation's rich glass heritage.
A place where examples of thousands of products can be viewed and compared
and where the stories of people and processes come to life! The
MAGWV provides this and much, much more.
 
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The
Museum is located at 230 Main Ave
in downtown Weston, West Virginia.
We've had people comment that their GPS units take them the wrong way
on Main Street --
so here are the latitude & longitude co-ordinates for the museum
to use for your GPS unit:
N 39 deg 02.326'
W 80 deg 28.001'
Phone:
304-269-5006
We're
open to the public 5 days a week:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday
Noon to 4 PM
Summer hours (Memorial Day to Labor Day) are 7 days a week:
Noon to 4 PM
Admission is Free!
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GIVE BIRTH TO A DREAM:
Museum of American Glass’s New Addition in Nine Months: Space to
Work, Space to Grow
Dear Glass Lover,
In October of 2009 we began a campaign to pay off the mortgage on the
physical building of the Museum of
American Glass (MAG) in Weston, West Virginia. That dream was realized
in April of 2010. We proudly own,
debt free, our 12,000 sq ft building. We have made that space into one
of America’s most dazzling exhibits of
glass. Over 12,000 pieces are on public display. An open storage collection
in excess of 20,000 pieces of
American glass, and thousands of pieces of archival material makes MAG
an active, growing, highly visible
partner in preserving American glass heritage. Our success has led to
filling our large building with
exhibits and displays enjoyed by thousands of people each year. Donations
– ranging from single items to large
collections – are received almost daily. We struggle to find space
to receive, catalog, and photograph these
donations.
Our dream is to add onto the existing building an additional work space
that is visible to the public, so our
ongoing work can be observed, questioned, and enjoyed: a transparent
work space! The space will double as a
classroom as our educational programs expand, and will give us better
access to existing second floor work areas.
The addition will be larger than our current public display space, and
will provide convenient access to twice again
that much space. For our investment we gain much. To realize this dream,
we need your help. The
decision to come to you again so soon seeking support was not easy.
But if MAG is to continue to lead, we must
be active and grow. Our goal is to raise $50,000 to complete a matching
grant that would build the new
addition. Each $1 donated will earn $2 toward the new wing. The campaign
runs October 22, 2011 until July 22,
2012. At the time of writing this letter, less than one month into the
campaign, we have found amazing
support, raising $13,100 of the $50,000.
Each donor of $10 or more will be publicly acknowledged in our magazine,
All About Glass. Donors
of $500 or more will be permanently thanked by having their names carved
into a glass door entering the new
“wing.” For your donation of any amount, you will claim pride
of ownership in MAG, the institution most devoted
to preserving, documenting, sharing, and educating the public about
American Glass.
Thank you in advance for your support,
The Museum of American Glass in West Virginia
(The Museum of American Glass
in West Virginia is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation as recognized
by the IRS.
Donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.)
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The National Marble Museum is now part of MAGWV! Come see the beautiful
marbles and marble-related collectibles on display at the
Museum of American Glass in West Virginia --
and click on the link below to visit the National Marble Museum web
site.
National Marble Museum Web Site
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MAGWV Given Custody of American Flint Glass Workers Union Archives!
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We now have a climate-controlled archival storage area on the second
floor!
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MAGWV has an Ebay Store! Purchase memberships to the Museum, monographs,
books, original catalogs, back issues of All About Glass and
more! Click
Here to visit.
Back Issues of the Early American Pattern Glass Society NewsJournal
are also available now.
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The Museum has a gift shop! Books and Monographs for sale as well as
hundreds of pieces of glass offered by a selection of vendors. And we
now accept credit cards!
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The Museum publishes a quarterly glass magazine
called
"All About Glass!"
The magazine is one of the privileges of membership to the Museum.
To learn how YOU can receive it - Click Here
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Interested
in glass research?
Click on Museum Store to order catalog reprints,
monographs and original catalogs-- many containing never-before published
glass company information.
Also peruse our Catalog Holdings and find
out how to order copies!
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Questions
or Comments?
Email us at:
WVMuseumofGlass@aol.com
or
Call us at 304-269-5006
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