Who We Are
The Museum of American Glass in West Virginia, Ltd.
A museum with a mission to share the diverse and rich heritage of glass as a product and historical object as well as telling of the lives of glass workers, their families and communities, and of the tools and machines they used in glass houses.
The People
With a focus in time of 1900-1940, when production of American handmade glass boomed and pieces graced millions of tables, WVMAG, Ltd. includes all glass products…from bottles to lightening rod balls, from telegraph insulators to glass used in automobiles, from pressed to blown tableware. We preserve the history of the places and people who made these products
the factories
Our Museum examines the rich history of some of America’s most famous glass factories, while at the same time carefully understanding the impact that the hundreds of smaller and often time forgotten glass houses made on the history of the glass industry.
The Product
The MAGVW displays many of the diverse and beautiful objects produced by factories during this century. The museum attempts to compare and contrast similar pieces produced by once competing companies. No other public collection offers such contrasts on a large scale.
HOW TO JOIN
Membership
The work of MAGWV is possible ONLY with the support and participation of folks like you. Whether your interest is as a collector, student of history, descendent of a glass working family who wishes to pay tribute to those skilled ancestors, or generally interested in the preservation of our past….MAGWV has something to offer you and needs your support!
Membership can be purchased by clicking on the button below or by mailing a check to MAGWV, 230 Main Avenue, Weston, WV 26452.
Membership Levels
Supporting
$40
- Subscription to All About Glass
- Discount on events and the annual history conference, The Glass Gathering
- Discounts on the extensive list of imprints and publications of MAGWV
Those living in countries other than the U.S. must join at this level or higher.
Sustaining
$50
- Subscription to All About Glass
- Discount on events and the annual history conference, The Glass Gathering
- Discounts on the extensive list of imprints and publications of MAGWV
- Supporting the acquisition of archives, catalogs and artifacts to help further MAGWV’s educational purposes
Patron
$100
- Subscription to All About Glass
- Discount on events and the annual history conference, The Glass Gathering
- Discounts on the extensive list of imprints and publications of MAGWV
- Supporting the acquisition of archives, catalogs and artifacts to help further MAGWV’s educational purposes
- Support of MAGWV’s program and activities plus one free imprint from MAGWV
Benefactor
$500 and above
- Subscription to All About Glass
- Discount on events and the annual history conference, The Glass Gathering
- Discounts on the extensive list of imprints and publications of MAGWV
- Supporting the acquisition of archives, catalogs and artifacts to help further MAGWV’s educational purposes
- Support of MAGWV’s program and activities plus one free monograph from MAGWV
- MAGWV’s eternal thanks and your name on a plaque in the museum.
Lifetime
$5000
- Subscription to All About Glass.
- Discount on events and free attendance for two at the annual history conference, The Glass Gathering.
- Discounts on the extensive list of imprints and publications of MAGWV.
- Supporting the acquisition of archives, catalogs and artifacts to help further MAGWV’s educational purposes.
- Support of MAGWV’s program and activities plus one free monograph from MAGWV each year.
- MAGWV’s eternal thanks and your name on a plaque in the museum.
- No need to renew for the life of the primary member.
SUPPORT US
Donations
The Museum of American Glass in West Virginia is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt not-for-profit organization. Gifts are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. The museum relies on the generosity of members and supporters to continue to offer programs, maintain our physical facility, and fund daily operation. All donations, be it glass, glass-related paper or ephemera, money, office or building upkeep supplies, real property, or other gifts that the museum could either display or convert to operating expenses, are GREATLY appreciated and wisely used!
If you have any questions regarding a donation, call (304)-269-5006 for the museum during operating hours.
Your support makes possible our continuing effort to keep the history of American glass-making alive! Thank you!
UPCOMING
Calendar of Events
Glass Club Meeting
Fourth Wednesday of Every Month @ 7PM
Glass Club meeting. Free and open to everyone, including non-members. Held at the Museum of American Glass in WV, 230 Main Avenue, Weston, WV 26452 at 7:00 p.m. Bring glass to be identified or your latest finds for show and tell. A fun and informal gathering for anyone who loves glass.
Basket Bingo
September 23, 2023
Proceeds to benefit the Museum of American Glass. Only 100 tickets will be sold. $20.00 donation for 20 games & 1 bonus game. Door prizes, raffles, tips, 50/50 drawing. September 23, 2023, 11:00 a.m. Held at Lewis County Senior Citizens Center, 171 W. 2nd St., Weston, WV 26452.
Akro Agate Auction
September 23, 2023
2023 Akro, Westite & Houze Convention and Auction, located at the Museum of American Glass in West Virginia. Set up September 21st, viewing on the 22nd. Auction September 23rd at 10:00 a.m. Approximately 500 pieces of Akro, Westite and Houze.
Annual Glass Gathering
Oct 20-21, 2023
This year’s Glass Gathering is coming together to be one of our best ever! We will be in the Rochester/Monaca, Pennsylvania, area, where our hosts, The H.C. Fry Glass Society, have lots of fun and educational opportunities already firmed up, with more to come – it’s not too early to register today!