BROADFIELD HOUSE GLASS MUSEUM EVENTS 2011
GLASS OPINION SERVICE F I R S T W E D N E S D AY O F EVERY MONTH
Book an appointment to have your glass identified by our curatorial staff. This service is free for up to three items but we don’t give valuations.
BESIDE THE SEASIDE F A M I LY D AY 1 6 J U LY 10AM - 4PM
A day of summer fun including donkey-rides, Punch & Judy, glassmaking demonstrations, traditional games and home-made ice-cream!
BROADFIELD HOUSE GLASS MUSEUM One of the best glass collections in the world can be found at Broadfield House Glass Museum in the historic Stourbridge Glass Quarter.
Free admission and free parking
VA L U A T I O N D AY WITH FIELDINGS
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Gift shop
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Hot glass studio (open Wednesday - Sunday)
6 AUGUST 10AM - 3PM
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Guided tours (booking required)
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Outreach service (booking required) Educational service (booking required)
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Friends society
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Wheelchair access throughout ground floor
Guided walks from the Bonded Warehouse, Stourbridge, to the Red House Glass Cone.
Bring along your treasures to be valued by a team of experts from the Stourbridge-based auctioneers. £1 per valuation.
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Accessible toilet and baby-changing facilities
Open:
12noon - 4pm, Tuesday - Sunday
£3.50 per person, booking advisable.
All proceeds to The Friends of Broadfield House Glass Museum.
Closed:
Bank Holidays
10AM
S A T U R D AY 3 0 A P R I L
11AM
S U N D AY 2 2 M AY
10AM
S A T U R D AY 2 5 J U N E
11AM
S U N D AY 2 4 J U LY
10AM
M O N D AY 2 9 A U G U S T
B E A D S D AY 1 4 M AY, 1 0 A M - 4 P M
Trade stands by bead specialists and lampworking demonstrations by ‘Jazzy Lily Hot Glass’, ‘Duck In A Bucket’ and the ‘Apple Green Machine’.
P A P E R W E I G H T D AY 11 JUNE, 10AM - 4PM
Trade stands by specialist dealers, demonstrations by Alastair MacIntosh, plus a display of millefiori weights from the Paperweight Collectors Circle.
C H R I S T M A S F E S T I VA L
EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS 2011
The glass collections on display range from the 17th century to the present day and reveal the skills and creativity of glassmakers past and present. •
J E W E L S O N T H E C U T: C A N A L WA L K S
B R OA D F I E LD H O U S E GLASS MUSEUM
Broadfield House Glass Museum Compton Drive, Kingswinford, West Midlands DY6 9NS
26 & 27 NOVEMBER 10AM - 4PM
Tel : 01384 812745 www.glassmuseum.org.uk
Festive fun for all the family, including Christmas crafts, story-telling, refreshments and the chance to meet Santa and Mrs Claus! Admission free, charges apply to some activities.
When visiting the Stourbridge Glass Quarter, take a look around the Red House Glass Cone visitor attraction, only 1.5 miles from Broadfield House Glass Museum.
COVER IMAGE: FISH BOWL BY RUTH DRESMAN, PHOTOGRAPHY BY JON STONE
BROADFIELD HOUSE GLASS MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS 2011
T R A N S F O R M AT I O N S : FURNITURE IN GLASS
7 M AY - 3 1 D E C E M B E R
UNTIL 20 FEBRUARY Everyday items are transformed into magical sculptures when they are made of glass. This exhibition features functional designs, such as the Ghost Chair by FIAM Italia, as well as conceptual works like Victoria Scholes’s glass dustpan and brush from the ‘Domestic Gospels’ series.
Including a display on ‘fakes, forgeries and reproductions’ and hands-on exhibits revealing different techniques, together with a challenging quiz.
BESIDE THE SEASIDE
GHOST CHAIR BY FIAM I TA L I A W I T H LAURENCE L L E W E LY N BOWEN
L O C H , H E AT H E R & P E AT: DOMHNALL O’BROIN & CAITHNESS GLASS 15 JANUARY - 24 APRIL Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Caithness Glass, Loch, Heather & Peat highlights the work of Domhnall O’Broin, the company’s first designer. His designs and colour ranges were inspired by the beauty of the local landscape. Work by other designers is also featured.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GRAHAM RAE, COPYRIGHT MARK HILL PUBLISHING
Become a glass detective with this special exhibition, which will introduce you to all the tips and clues that curators and collectors use when identifying a piece of glass.
W AV E F O R M BY GRAHAM MUIR,
Highlights include Danny Lane’s Etruscan Chair, glass curtains by Robyn Smith, Dot Hill’s dinner table complete with glass meal, and cutting-edge designs by Birmingham furniture company Glass Domain.
LOCHSHIEL VA S E S B Y DOMHNALL O’BROIN
RUBY GLASS FROM THE MUSEUM COLLECTION
GLASS DETECTIVES
The exhibits are from the Graham Cooley Collection. A catalogue by collectables expert, Mark Hill, will be launched at the museum on 12 March.
ORIGINAL AND REPRODUCTION GLASSES FROM THE MUSEUM COLLECTION
N E W P E R M A N E N T D I S P L AY
GALLERY 9:
12 MARCH 4 SEPTEMBER
COLLECTABLES AND CUR I O S I T I E S
Get that summer feeling with this coastal-themed exhibition featuring a wide variety of contemporary craft. A large range of artworks including glass, ceramics, jewellery, textiles, paintings and prints will be for sale at prices to suit all pockets.
Collecting glass is growing in popularity and there are many different types of glass to suit every taste and budget.
Beside the Seaside features leading British glassmakers, such as Art In Action winner Graham Muir, whose Wave Forms defy gravity, rising star Lauren Taylor who creates beautiful silverencrusted glass jewellery, and Ruth Dresman whose colourful vessels teem with engraved sea life. A range of flying seabirds by ceramicist Mark Haillay, seascape scenes on porcelain by Jill Ford, coastal prints by Paul Hipkiss RBSA and enamelled wave brooches by Ruth Ball will be amongst the other artworks on offer.
Gallery 9, on the second-floor, has been redisplayed to show some of the most popular types of collectable glass, including ruby glass, carnival glass, perfume bottles and uranium glass. Visitors can also discover more about how the museum collects. A new feature for the gallery is a changing display called ‘Collectomania’. It focuses on the unusual collections of private collectors and this year’s featured collections are ‘Cockerels on Cocktails’ and ‘Japonisme’.
T R AV E L L I N G LIGHT BY SARAH BLOOD, PHOTOGRAPHY BY ESTER SEGARRA
L I G H T F A N TA S T I C 17 SEPTEMBER - 19 FEBRUARY 2012 Light brings an added dimension to artworks and this exhibition highlights the work of six artists who use neon in their glass creations. Artists include Sarah Blood, whose beautifully simple sculptures are poetic and thought provoking, Keith Brocklehurst, whose figures are inspired by ancient cultures, Richard William Wheater, who uses abstract forms as well as performance art to tell his narratives, and Sharon Foley who uses familiar objects to provide an insight into challenging issues. Look out for neon workshops taking place in the Glass Quarter this autumn.