#Glass Museum

[travelling-my-little-pony]

Masquerade is looking around Venice (and the surrounding islands).

In Italy.

Masquerade is on the island of Murano. Looking at a glass unicorn in the Glass Museum.

This is photo number 144 of 366.

[thehufflepuffavenger1]

Sometimes you just need a day to enjoy for yourself

Doesn't matter where you go as long as you enjoy it!

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I'm one with the vibe of this tune today with it's ebbs & flows, fast & slows & ups & downs.

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Kiki Smith: ‘Constellation’ at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (1996)

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Glass Museum Penang

A beautiful, interactive museum where you can see and learn to make glass art and souvenirs. Name: Glass Museum Penang Lat, Long: 5.4174314,100.3294201 Location: Penang, Malaysia

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2:04 AM EST February 29, 2024:

Tortoise - “Glass Museum” From the album Millions Now Living Will Never Die (January 30, 1996)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: Post-rock

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Kiki Smith: ‘Constellation’ at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (1996)

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[seismic-tartness]

This is made of glass

Blaschka Glass Models of Plants exhibit at the Harvard Museum of Natural History

From top to bottom, left to right:

[ID 1:

A photo of a large pitcher plant sculpture sitting in a case of glass and dark wood on a white background in a museum exhibit. The plant is photographed from below, so the plant's roots and bottom of the purple and yellow pitchers are in the foreground. The stems, leaves, and flowers are seen from below.

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[ID 2:

A close-up photo of the leaves and pitchers, taken from above the pitchers.

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[ID 3:

There are two signs to the left of the sculpture of the pitcher plant. The first and larger sign reads:

From the Hands of the Makers Over the course of fifty years, Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, father and son, continually experimented with materials and methods that pushed the boundaries of glassworking. After his father's death in 1895, Rudolf continued to refine glass formulations, experiment with pigments and varnishes, and create his own palette of colored glass enamels. He produced this Great Pitcher Plant, [italics] Nepenthes maxima [end italics] (right), the largest and most complicated model in the collection, using many of his innovative techniques.

The smaller plaque identifies the artwork and reads:

[italics] Nepenthes maxima [end italics] (Great Pitcher Plant) Indonesia, New Guinea & Philippines by Rudolf Blauschka, 1906

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[travelling-my-little-pony]

Masquerade is looking around Venice (and the surrounding islands).

In Italy.

Masquerade is on the island of Murano. Looking at a glass garden in the Glass Museum.

This is photo number 140 of 366.

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Oval gem with bust of Io.

Culture: Greek or Roman

Period: Late Republican or Early Imperial Period

Date: 100 B.C.–A.D. 50

Medium: Glass

[didoofcarthage]

Mold-blown glass flask with janiform decoration

Roman, 1st century A.D.

J. Paul Getty Museum

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i recently had the pleasure of visiting the Gelman Stained Glass Museum in San Juan, Texas, and it was jaw dropping!!

i've hardly ever seen any stained glass in real life and this was absolutely stunning... of course, i went with my dad, and he was the one who made sure i never ever went to church as a kid, so i admit a lot of the imagery was sort of lost on us and we spent a lot of time guessing and riffing about the subjects. but the craftsmanship was unbelievable and i was floored even without much context.

i can attest you don't need to have or want anything to do with any church to appreciate this place. and in such an unassuming, out-of-the-way little town, too! if by some fluke you're ever anywhere in the area, this museum is a must-see!!