On June 7, 2008, the Museum of Glass will introduce Mirrored Murrelets, a new outdoor art installation created by Arlington, WA, artist Joseph Rossano for the Museum's Mezzanine Plaza. Rossano created the glass birds for the installation in the Museum's Hot Shop during his Visiting Artist residency in January. Mirrored Murrelets will be on display through 2009 before it travels to additional venues around the country.

Opening in conjunction with Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass, the Museum of Glass presents Dante Marioni: Form, Color, Pattern, a mid-career survey comprising more than twenty exceptional glass works crafted over the past two decades by Seattle artist, Dante Marioni. The exhibition was organized by Dante Marioni Studio and will open on February 16, 2008, at the Museum of Glass, the only West Coast venue on the tour.

The Museum of Glass presents Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass, the first exhibition to look at Tagliapietra’s art and forty years of his career. Opening February 23, 2008, the exhibition is curated by Susanne K. Frantz, former curator of twentieth-century glass at The Corning Museum of Glass.

The Museum of Glass will welcome American glass master Richard Marquis along with a group of his Australian colleagues, artists Nick Mount, Clare Belfrage and Tim Edwards, for a two-week Hot Shop Visiting Artist residency November 7 – 11 and 14 – 18, 2007. For this group of artists, this residency is not just about the art; it is also about reuniting old friends.

In celebration of its Fifth Anniversary, the Museum of Glass will present Mining Glass, a new exhibition that explores how the medium of glass has gained prominence in 21st century contemporary art. Opening June 16, the exhibition will include nine large installations that will be displayed in two of the Museum's three gallery spaces.