Corning Museum of Glass celebrates 75 years with events throughout 2026
The Corning Leader
By Jeff Smith
January 30, 2026
Additional celebratory highlights at CMoG
- CMoG’s 5th Annual Flame Collab, which welcomes three guest artists to collaborate on a creative, compositional sculpture, will take place in the Museum’s Amphitheater Hot Shop on May 31-June 4.
- The Flame Collab and Casting Symposium will align closely with the annual 2026 Glass Art Society conference on June 3-6, hosted this year by the town of Corning. As part of the conference, CMoG will offer its spaces and facilities to over 1,000 conference participants, who represent members of the worldwide glass community.
- CMoG’s social media and digital teams have developed Glass in a Flash, a new YouTube series launching in January 2026 with weekly episodes hosted by Hot Glass Team Members Michael Beahm and Katie Hubbs. Viewers can subscribe to the CMoG YouTube channel.
- The Museum’s blog will also present This Month in CMoG History, a monthly look back at significant moments and programs in the 75-year history of the Museum. Posts will range from the origins of the Museum’s Mobile Hot Shop and the ambitious re-opening plan after the 1972 Flood to a decade-by-decade look at past exhibitions.
- The Museum will be a participant in Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, a nationwide Semiquincentennial initiative showcasing the importance of the handmade throughout our history and contemporary life.