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Isle of Wight Glass Museum opening March 2016
chilternhills:
Two things recently added to the museum web site:
A page letting you print out an A4 poster or an A6 leaflet to post in your locality:
http://isleofwightglassmuseum.wikidot.com/blog:5
A story about the installation of the cabinets, with some nice pictures:
http://isleofwightglassmuseum.wikidot.com/blog:6
Enjoy! :D
Anton
chilternhills:
Glass is at last going into the cabinets. ;D
Here is the blog post with some nice pictures: http://isleofwightglassmuseum.wikidot.com/blog:8
Just to whet your appetite a little, here is one of the pictures reduced in size.
aa:
Congratulations on this new venture!
I noticed in your advertisement in The Glass Cone, that you listed a number of makers based on the Isle of Wight. I was a little surprised that the late Brian Blanthorn was not included in the list. Brian and Jenny Blanthorn moved their studio to the Isle of Wight in 1997. http://www.blanthorn.com/
Here is a link to some of the museums they are represented in:
http://www.adriansassoon.com/contemporary?view=artist&id=21
chilternhills:
Thanks for that. ;) I am learning all the time. In fact I was visiting Michael Rayner, founder of Island Glass which became Alum Bay Glass, at the weekend and he told me about Colin Green http://www.wightislandglass.co.uk/. It is amazing that the Isle of Wight is such a hot spot for glass making.
By the way, more glass has gone into cabinets at the museum; it now stands at just over 300 items. About 50 more are going in at the weekend. The coffee lounge has been set up too. Our recruitment drive for a coordinator and assistant is going well, with about 60 applicants to date. If you want to apply, the deadline is Monday, 1st February (see another post in this section of the forum).
I'll be making another blog post at the museum site shortly, to bring the latest news.
Phew! I am working my socks off, but it will be worth it.
Anton
chilternhills:
The programme for the museum opening event on Saturday, 19th March has been finalized. An excellent lineup of speakers has been assembled, including Mark Hill, well-known expert on the BBC Antiques Roadshow and co-presenter of Cracking Antiques, Uncovering Antiques and Collectaholics for BBC2; Richard Harris, managing director of Isle of Wight Studio Glass; Michael Rayner, founder of Island Glass and Alum Bay Glass; Timothy Harris, master glass maker at IOWSG; and Ron Wheeler, the foremost expert on IOWSG, having been a dealer in the studio's glass for over 35 years.
The full programme is here: http://isleofwightglassmuseum.wikidot.com/blog:12
There are now 700 pieces in the cabinets, with another 150 pieces ready to go in. The exhibit already looks amazing and there is more to come.
I can let you all know that the museum has just agreed to purchase an amazing collection from a prominent collector. More info will be announced soon. Watch out for a forthcoming blog post on the museum's web site.
I hope to see you at the opening event.
Anton
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