Pacific Northwest Heritage Featured at the Museum
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Tacoma's Museum of Glass is the only museum west of the Mississippi devoted expressly to the medium of glass. It houses a permanent collection showcasing exemplary works of art created by artists from around the world, in addition to traveling exhibits by renowned artists.
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Guests are invited to roam the facility and take in permanent collections, multimedia displays, a Hot Shop featuring glass artists in action, and a theater showing a MEDEX 50th Anniversary video on the early link between Seattle Community Clinics and MEDEX Northwest
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During the MEDEX 50th Anniversary Celebration the museum will feature a uniquely Northwest exhibit entitled Translations--An Exploration of Glass by Northwest Native carvers and weavers. This is a collaboration by native artists from the families of Mary Ellen Hillaire (Lummi), Gerald (Bruce) Miller (Skokomish) and Hazel Pete (Chehalis)--three of the pillars of the Evergreen Longhouse community.
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Grandparents, parents, children, and grandchildren from each family have created works based on historical baskets, bentwood boxes, and sculptural figures. The engagement between established glass artists and the historical archive has opened up a wealth of creative opportunities to translate Native American heritages into glass.