Attend a workshop at the National Bottle Museum - Kevin from the Whistling Kettle will be here to teach you how to make the perfect batch of sun tea! Learn about different types of tea, and what flavors and types work best for iced tea and sun tea. Each attendee will receive a 4oz sample... Read more »
Join us for an informative talk covering the family history, designers' legacies, symbolism in design as well as Lewis' personal collection history
Join us in the JRM Artists' Space at the National Bottle Museum Sunday, October 20 2024 2pm-4pm
Join us for our Annual Membership Meeting here at the Museum Thursday, November 7th, 2024 6:30pm We will be discussing our goals for the year to come including fundraising workshops, display and exhibit updates, and facilities improvements. Officers will not be voted on as we will be starting the 2nd of the three-year election... Read more »
Since the beginning of our republic, U.S. Presidents have been popular subjects of commemoratives, souvenirs, and tchotchkes. This exhibit in our front window uses bottles, glass plates, historic flasks, and commemoratives from the 1960s and 1970s to trace presidents from George Washington to James E. Carter (a one-time member of our organization).This exhibit was created... Read more »
Whether called soda, pop, tonic, or even coke, for most of the 18th and 19th centuries, towns, cities and regions had their own popular local soft drinks. Most were created by and sold through small bottling houses based on local flavors and regional character. During the 1950s-1970s, most of these bottlers were purchased by larger... Read more »
Any size or medium is accepted. All themes or genres accepted. Entry Deadline March 1 at 4:00pm Entry Fee $25 for up to 4 works of art Gallery Commission on sales 25% All submitted art must be gallery ready for wall hanging or pedestal display. All artwork is accepted upon the approval of The National... Read more »
22 local artists and 75 pieces of art are the focus of this open call show. Media types include oil, acrylic, watercolors, photography, mixed media collages, cyanotype, gouache, dye on paper, alcohol ink, and steam-punk art. There's a little something for everyone in this show, which runs through April 19. Artist's reception is March 19... Read more »
Come meet the artists whose work is featured in our Open Call showcase.
Spatter glass is a variegated handblown or mold-blown art glass, also known as end-of-day, mottled overlay glass, and splashed glass. The spatter glass technique has been used for millennia, dating back to the Romans. Spatter glass is produced by rolling hot blown glass over small pieces or chips of colored glass. Lesser quality and reproduction pieces... Read more »