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No Hot Glass Demos on Wednesday 11, Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 December.

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National Glass Centre

Discover the art of glassmaking and its roots in the city

Daily glass making demonstrations

Experience the heat of our 1000-degree furnace and watch our expert glassmaking team craft works of art right before your eyes.

Glass making – 12:00, 13:45, 15:00 daily*

Flameworking – 11:00, 15:45. Not available on Tuesday or Sunday.

*Check out website alerts for schedule changes before visiting.

Learn & Create

Two children wearing colourful backpacks walk along a balcony in a glass building. At the end is a rounded, metal pod-shaped room with a window in the side.

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