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<rss xmlns:ps="http://trailfire.com" version="2.0"><channel><title>"Glass Museums" by Easyread</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/Easyread/trails/30673</link><category>Easyread/trails</category><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Contemporary art and live glass-blowing | Museum of Glass | Tacoma, Washington</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/Easyread/marks/70364</link><description><![CDATA[<P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN STYLE="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN STYLE="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">The museum of glass located in St. Tacoma, Washington&nbsp;is an international center for art with special focus on glass. Numerous exhibitions are held throughout the year. There are special family days, hands-on art activities and live glassmaking demonstrations. One can enroll in the docent program, visit the museum café or buy a variety of glass products from the museum store.&nbsp;</SPAN></SPAN></P>]]></description><category>Glass Museums</category><author>Easyread</author><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:04:40 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:70364</guid></item><item><title>The Stained Glass Museum - Index Page</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/Easyread/marks/70365</link><description><![CDATA[<SPAN STYLE="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN STYLE="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal">The museum located in Cambridgeshire, England showcases some of the finest pieces of stained glass exhibits. Its study weekends are popular include visiting renowned centers of stained glass. Both residential and non-residential study packages are available. One day glass painting workshops are also available.</SPAN></SPAN>]]></description><category>Glass Museums</category><author>Easyread</author><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:06:15 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:70365</guid></item><item><title>HMNH Exhibitions</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/Easyread/marks/70366</link><description><![CDATA[<P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN STYLE="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN STYLE="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">The Harvard Museum of Natural History has a special gallery of glass flowers. There is a collection of over 3000 models of glass flowers created by different glass artisans. The museum shop offers a photograph essay book about the glass flowers. Gallery talks and group tours are available. You can buy a photographic essay book on Glass Flowers as well.</SPAN></SPAN></P>]]></description><category>Glass Museums</category><author>Easyread</author><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:02:33 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:70366</guid></item><item><title>National Heisey Glass Museum</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/Easyread/marks/70368</link><description><![CDATA[<P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN STYLE="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN STYLE="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">The National Heisey Glass Museum&nbsp;in&nbsp;Newark, Ohio houses over 4000 glassware products made by A.H.Heisey and company. The museum shop has many different products tumblers, paper weights, mugs and bells.</SPAN></SPAN></P>]]></description><category>Glass Museums</category><author>Easyread</author><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:08:34 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:70368</guid></item><item><title>Corning Museum of Glass</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/Easyread/marks/70369</link><description><![CDATA[<P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN STYLE="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN STYLE="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">The Corning Museum of Glass, in Corning, New York offers a huge collection of historical and art glass. Exhibitions with different themes are hosted all the year round. They are as diverse as Roses in Glass to Czech glass, to Italian influence glass to curiosities of glass making. It boasts of a collection over 45000 exhibits tracing the entire history of glassmaking. Membership options and volunteer and employment opportunities are available</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">.</SPAN></SPAN></P>]]></description><category>Glass Museums</category><author>Easyread</author><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:10:17 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:70369</guid></item></channel></rss>
