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Opening hours: From Sunday 16 March 2025, National Glass Centre will close on Sundays.

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Exhibitions

Re-imag(in)ing WORK: Photographs from the IPRN Changing Faces Collection
Free
A tropical garden scene. There is a very green lawn, lot's of very green shrubbery. In the background is a salmon pink house. A man in a white jacket stands in front of the building. On the lawn are a flamboyance of flamingos.

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Re-imag(in)ing WORK: Photographs from the IPRN Changing Faces Collection

Showing in Sunderland Creatives Gallery

29 Mar – 27 Apr 2025
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Menagerie
Free
A grey ceramic elephant stands against a gradient grey background. The elephants head is facing left.

Exhibitions

Menagerie

Showing in the National Glass Centre Gallery

29 Mar – 31 May 2025
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Glass Zoo
Free
A gold bird shaped artwork with a clear glass head.

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Glass Zoo

Showing in the Balcony Gallery

29 Mar – 01 Jun 2025
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Autonomy
Free
Four framed colour portraits of teenagers and young adults. The pictures framed. The frame is black. They hang on a wall in a gallery. behind the portraits is a large blue block colour.

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Autonomy

Showing in the Learning Gallery

29 Mar – 26 Apr 2025
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Anne Vibeke Mou: Revolutions Per Minute
Free
A disintegrating vinyl record displayed as a negative with the addition of sections of sand

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Anne Vibeke Mou: Revolutions Per Minute

Showing in the National Glass Centre Research Gallery

29 Mar – 14 Jun 2025
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