Art Glass Forum | New York

Art Glass Forum | New York is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the extraordinary medium of glass. Founded in 2000, we support scholarship was membership includes glass enthusiasts, collectors, dealers, curators, conservators, authors, scholars and students  from the New York metropolitan area.Our monthly meetings are centered around lectures by glass experts, with topics ranging from history and conservation to collections and exhibitions. Our presenters have included luminaries from the Corning Museum of Glass, Metropolitan Museum of Art,  Yale University Art Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass,  Morse Museum of American Art, and other public institutions as well as private collections.  

Lectures span the extraordinary history of glass, from the ancient world to the present day, with special emphasis on American and European nineteenth- and twentieth-century art glass. Past topics have included the glass of  Emile Gallé, René Lalique, Thomas Webb & Sons, Salviati Company, Quezal Art Glass & Decorating Company, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Steuben, Blenko Glass Company, Venini, Barovier, Orrefors, Yoichi Ohira, Michael Glancy, and many others.​Annual membership dues are $25 for a young professionals under 40, $50 for an individual, $70 for a household and $100 for businesses and organizations.  As a registered not-for-profit organization, all dues and contributions are tax-deductible. Non-members are welcome to attend monthly lectures for $10 per program.  

For additional information, please email us at artglassforumny@gmail.com or download the membership form.