11th July to 7th November 2026

Stourbridge Glass Museum, Wordsley, UK

A major group exhibition exploring glassmaking skills that are endangered, critically endangered or extinct in the UK. Held at the multi award winning Stourbridge Glass Museum, the exhibition is supported by Heritage Crafts and the Contemporary Glass Society. Using the Heritage Crafts Red List of Endangered Crafts as a guiding framework, the exhibition brings together contemporary glass artists working within traditions that are at risk of being lost, celebrating the people, processes and specialist knowledge behind these fragile skills.

Officially opening on the 11th July, there will be live demonstrations of mouth-blown sheet glass all day from Elliot Walker.

The exhibition aims to highlight the endangered skills below,

Extinct in the UK:

• Mouth blown glass sheet

Critically Endangered:

• Copper wheel glass engraving

• Glass eye making

• Cut crystal glass making

Endangered:

• Scientific glassblowing

• Neon making

• Reverse glass sign painting

• Brilliant cutting

• Stained glass window making