The West Virginia Museum
of American Glass, Ltd.
Corner of Main Ave. & Second St. in downtown Weston, WV.
304-269-5006 ~ www.allaboutglass.org
Open Noon to 4pm ~ Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat,
closed on Wed., Sun, & major holidays.		  

                                        

The WV Museum of American Glass, has as it's 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.
With a collection strong in handmade 1900-1970s glass WVMAG also addresses contemporary and 19th century glass...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. WVMAG 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.
WVMAG 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.
The Museum has educational interactive displays for our younger visitors. 

National Marble Museum Relocating to West Virginia

The National Marble Museum, with an extensive collection of historic and contemporary marbles, will relocate from the West Coast to a new home at the Museum of American Glass in West Virginia in Weston, WV. The announcement was made on May 3, 2008 at the 12th annual Marble Festival in Cairo, WV. The Festival attracts marble collectors for identification and games. In addition, there is a show and sale of antique, collectible and new machine and hand-made marbles.
The National Marble Museum’s collection covers a broad scope including a 1st Century Roman glass marble, German-made marbles from the 1890’s and a 1975 ribbon swirl marble made by California artist Ro Purser who helped to start the whole art glass marble movement. West Virginia marbles are well represented as so many were made in the state which even now is home to marble producers.
For the first time the collection will be consolidated in one location rather than spread among three locations in two states as it is currently. The marbles will join the glass museum which has over 11,000 pieces of American-made glass. There is plenty of room since the museum recently moved into an expanded location in Weston.
Plans call for the MAGWV to continue the National Marble Museum missions of collection, education and preservation as well as promoting marble games and tournaments for children. Most importantly, public access to the collection is assured.
 

                                                                                                                 

Rare one-inch Vitro-Agate Company                                      Ravenswood Glass Novelty Works,                                        “Cat’s eye” marbles  
“World Logo Marble”                                                             Parkersburg, WV.
                                                                    
                 
Photos courtesy of the National Marble Museum website,   www.marblemuseum.org.