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Hot Glass Show at the Museum

See live, narrated, hot glassmaking demonstrations all day, every day.

Glory hole Watch master glassmakers make beautiful objects out of molten glass (as hot as lava)!
The Hot Glass Show, a 15–20 minute performance, is presented at The Corning Museum of Glass seven days a week at scheduled intervals throughout the day. Entrance to the shows is included in Museum admission.

Hot Glass Show (watch this video to get a preview)
Watch video:  WMV | M4V

For your convenience

  • A narrator explains each step of the process.
  • The Hot Glass Show is wheelchair accessible.
  • Cameras inside the 2300°F furnace
    make sure you don’t miss a detail.
  • Certain shows are presented in Mandarin Chinese
    (see schedule)

Steve Gibbs (click to enlarge) John Cowden (click to enlarge) Lynn LaBarr (click to enlarge)
Eric Meek Don Pierce (click to enlarge) George Kennard (click to enlarge)
Learn about the master glassblowers
at the Hot Glass Show

See and touch the glassworking tools up close
before the show in the Hot Glass Show Lobby.