By Louise Irvine The annual Museum Week event began in 2014 with a collaboration of French museums wishing to expand their audience. It has now become a global event on social media, supported by UNESCO. Over the years, there have been many different cultural conversations supporting important causes and the

“Art in Industry” was the slogan of the 1930s when leading British pottery manufacturers sought to involve distinguished artists in their designs for tableware and fancy goods. Clarice Cliff was at the forefront of this movement, having been chosen as the Art Director for an exhibition of Modern Art for

We experienced the magic of Murano during our International Museum Day celebrations at WMODA, thanks to Louise Irvine’s engaging lectures on May 17 and 18, highlighting the museum’s Hot Glass collection. Louise talked about Chihuly’s love affair with Venice, beginning with his studies as a Fulbright scholar at the Venini

What an amazing weekend we had celebrating Art Deco at WMODA in our sold-out series of lecture sessions. Louise Irvine, our Executive Director & Curator, kicked off the weekend sessions with a fabulous introduction to all our Flappers, Vamps and Divas created by the great porcelain houses of Europe. Stephanie

Louise Irvine Riccardo Ferro seeks the soul of his glass art as he carves into the surface with abrasive spinning wheels. He cradles each piece for hours, days and often weeks, painstakingly grinding away to reveal what lies underneath. He listens to the sounds the glass makes against his tools

Saturday, May 17 & Sunday, May 18 Glass is Hot at WMODA Louise Irvine, our Executive Director & Curator, will fire your imagination with the museum’s diverse displays of hot glass in her enlightening talks at 1:00 pm on May 17 and 18 during our International Museum Day Celebration. There

Join us on Saturday, May 17 at 2:00 pm to celebrate Chelsea Rousso’s Unity in the Community installation at WMODA.  For the last two years, Chelsea has been introducing fused glass art to a whole new audience.  One of her workshops was held at WMODA before the museum reopened and

“Once I discovered that Venetian beads were made primarily by women at kitchen tables in their spare time, I knew I would write about them.” Tracy Chevalier’s best-selling novel The Glass Maker celebrates the art of bead-making through five centuries of a Murano glassblowing family. Historically, women have been the

The Easter Bunny hopped into WMODA last month with lots of baskets for families facing financial hardship in our community. Luis and Nini Montanez spent weeks creating 55 Easter baskets brimful of fluffy toys and other spring treats. The museum team helped raise the funds for the baskets, which The

By Louise Irvine During the African summer, the adventurous male weaver bird tirelessly constructs elaborate grass nests with precision and passion. He hopes to tempt a female to choose a suitable home to raise their future family. The Ardmore Design Studio has been inspired by this labor of love to