OPEN HOURS
Monday – Saturday:
9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Sundays:
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Open every day except Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s
Admission is FREE!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monthly Glass Club Meeting
October 22-24: The 2026 Glass Gathering
Mark Your Calendars
Important Upcoming Events
COME JOIN US FOR THE ANNUAL GLASS GATHERING
We have lots of great events planned for you, including speakers on very early glassware of the Pittsburgh region, later Weston glass factories, Centennial and Bicentennial glass, Perfection Glass, and Mid-Century Modern. And there will be a special event – a chance to take a look inside the Museum’s “new” building, the Camden Hotel, where you’ll find a glass sale with some really great deaccessioned glass being offered!
To register online or print out a registration form to mail to the Museum, click here. You can also call 304-269-5006 to register by phone. The registration fee is $125 per person for members/spouses, $140 per person for non-members.
The Museum of American Glass in West Virginia
Imagine a museum dedicated to the region and nation’s rich glass heritage. A place where examples of thousands of products can be viewed and compared and where the stories of people and processes come to life! The MAGWV provides this and much, much more.
The Museum of American Glass in West Virginia was established in Weston, West Virginia, in 1993 as a non-profit organization with a goal to discover, publish and preserve whatever may relate to the glass industry in West Virginia, the United States of America or where ever else glass has been manufactured.
EXCITING NEWS!
Built in 1896 as the R. P. Camden Hotel, this steel-frame, all-brick and stone building most recently housed the United Bank and has been a landmark on Main Avenue for 130 years. We hope to give it new life and longevity as our future home. With 40,000 square feet, our goal is to preserve the historical integrity of this structure and to renovate the interior to allow our expansion and showcase our growing collections.
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We know this will not happen quickly. The building requires much tender loving care. The first step will be to conduct a major inspection that is expected to take approximately four months. By early fall, that will give us the information we need to begin to plan and prioritize our next steps. We feel good that this opportunity has been given us to keep our presence on Main Avenue as a proud part of Weston’s downtown without having to seek land elsewhere for our eventual growth. We like being part of the Weston community and look forward to support from our neighbors as well as from the larger glass collecting community as we embark on this exciting journey into the future.
Stay tuned for ongoing news as we take this brave step forward.
Click here to help make this happen.
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What’s New
Museum Monday Treasures
A new Glass Flakes Press book,
Trendsetters in American Art Glass: A discerning collection of Kimberly Weygandt-Scialdone, featuring pieces from a remarkable collection of American art glass, with hundreds of photographs of Imperial Free Hand and Lead Lustre, Durand, Quezal, Tiffany, Trevaise, Carder Steuben, Fostoria IRIS, and Hobbs Brockunier Peach Blow. To learn more about this volume and two accompanying books that focus in depth on Imperial Free Hand and Imperial Lead Lustre, click here.
MAGWV has been gifted a magnificent, "Great American Carousel"
We were featured on the Curator's Choice Podcast
-Curator’s Choice Podcast
Front Desk
With the generous support of our members, a grant from the WV Cultural Commission on the Arts and other fundraising efforts, the new front desk and work area has been completed. Forty-eight glass bricks made by Blenko Glass Co. and cameo carved by WWV artist Kelsey Murphy as a fund raiser several years ago. The bricks have been on display at the museum but we have never been satisfied that they were given the prominence they deserved. Well, now they’ve been inserted in the front oak desk andback lit to provide a striking display.
Mural
Even with the delays due to the Covid pandemic, WV artist Jessi Corlis completed the mural on the side of the museum, including a coat of specially designed graffiti paint. Lighting was installed with a sensor that lights up the mural once darkness sets in. Finally, security cameras were installed upgrading our existing system to include the mural. The mural was formally dedicated July 11. The Mayor of Weston along with City Council, members, the Chamber of Commerce, staff from the Governor’s office and WV state representative were all in attendance, along with a large number of general public.
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Permanent Exhibits
Take a Virtual Tour
You can can now explore the collection virtually through keyword or advanced searches, view random images, and delve into various exhibits.
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Lady Jane Stained Glass Doll House
Barbara and Bernie Bischoff
Welcome to the Lady Jane Dollhouse, a thirteen-room stained glass dollhouse, which has a five feet by seven feet footprint. Linda Young of Parrish Florida created this magnificent dollhouse for Barbara and Bernie Bischoff who were living in Chicago Illinois.
Martin Massman Steuben Art Glass Collection
Martin Massman was a Broadway and television producer who had a passion for Steuben art glass. He started with his first piece, a Koala Bear and the collection grew to 213 pieces, the second largest collection of Steuben in the world.
PRODUCTS
Museum eBay Store
MAGWV offers an number of items for sale through from monographs to books, to memberships and donations.
MAGVW is an IRS recognized non-profit organization making certain gifts tax deductible. The museum relies on the generosity of members and supporters to continue programs, maintain and upgrade our facilities and fund daily operation.
