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Museum of Glass

1801 Dock St · Tacoma, WA

Why you should go…

The Museum of Glass is a 75,000-square-foot contemporary art museum in Tacoma, Washington, dedicated to the studio glass art movement. Its Hot Shop lets visitors watch resident and visiting artists blow glass live, and the building is capped by a 90-foot stainless steel cone visible across the Tacoma skyline. The museum opened in 2002 on a former Superfund site along the Thea Foss Waterway.

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Good to know

General museums guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Check the special exhibition separately

    Touring shows usually carry their own ticket and their own opening hours, listed apart from general admission.

  • Look for the free window

    Many museums run community days, member evenings, or discounted late openings. It is worth a look before you pay full price.

  • Travel light through the door

    Large bags and backpacks often have to go to a coat check, and lines for it move slowly at opening.

  • Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons

    School groups clear out by early afternoon midweek, while weekends stay busy from late morning on.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Museum of Glass, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Attractions
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    Tacoma Glassblowing Studio

    $50+

    Hands-on glassblowing studio in downtown Tacoma where visitors make their own glass piece with an artisan.

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    Local Gem

    Gig Harbor

    Free

    A Puget Sound harbor town with waterfront shops, galleries, hiking trails, and boat charters near Tacoma, Washington.

    9.0 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Auburn

    Free

    Regional guide and business network for Auburn, Washington and the neighboring cities of Algona and Pacific.

    11 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

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    History Buff

    Museum of Flight

    $25–$50

    One of the world's largest air and space museums, next to Boeing's original Seattle plant.

    20 mi awayMore like this

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    Puget Sound Navy Museum

    Free

    Free Navy museum in downtown Bremerton covering Pacific Northwest naval heritage from 1840 to today.

    24 mi awayMore like this