The Museum Shop in Corning

I never go to a museum without visiting the gift shop because of the unique things museum shops invariably have for sale. On our recent trip to the Corning Museum of Glass, visiting the museum shop was a delight.

Chevrolet truck ready for delivery laden with huge glass pumpkins

When we were there the Hallowe’en Season had already arrived, the dark green Chevrolet truck was full of beautiful glass pumpkins. The dark green and the orange made it all look spectacular. In these crates and all over the gift shop, there were glass pumpkins of orange and other colours.

One of the many crates of pumpkins at the Museum Shop

You can buy Corning dinnerware and other kitchen glassware. Some beautiful glass accent pieces made by the artists at Corning are also on sale. The shop seems to be four in one and goes from beautiful high-end works of art in glass, to seasonal glass accents, to dinnerware, to small souvenir pieces. I could have taken an extra day visiting the shop alone.

My blue pumpkin made at Corning by artist, Glady West

I coudn't resist buying this lovely blue pumpkin at the Shop. It was made at Corning by glass artist Glady West who has worked with glass since 1982. I will incorporate this with my real live pumpkins on the dinner table on Hallowe'en.