Sandwich Glass Museum, Massachusetts, United States
4.5 (773 reviews) Tuesday: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM Spent Ranking #3 in Cape Cod Speciality Museums • Science Museums • Art Museums • History Museums
Sandwich Glass Museum -- Wheelchair Accessible!
The museum details the history of the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company.
Address
129 Main St, Sandwich, MA 02563-2233
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Website
http://www.sandwichglassmuseum.org/
Working hours
Monday : 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 9:59
User Ratings
4.5 based on (773 reviews)
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32%
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8%
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Reviews
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4PAhomebody 5:00 PM Sep 25, 2022
Lovely exhibits, great history of glass working
This is a lovely museum with live glass blowing demonstrations. There are a plethora of exhibits, describing the glass industry in Sandwich as well as other parts of Massachusetts. I was especially happy to see modern glass artwork. The museum shop has a nice selection of jewelry and decorative glass for sale. The museum was a bit crowded (a rainy day), but I did not feel constrained or impeded in walking from room to room.
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4thetravelorganizer 5:00 PM May 25, 2021
Extensive collection of glassware; complimentary glass blowing demonstrations hourly
Sandwich is the oldest town on Cape Cod, having been settled in 1637. In 1825, Deming Jarves chose Sandwich as the location for a glass factory – not because of abundant beach sand (which is much too impure for making quality glass) but because of access to shipping, availability of timber to fire the furnaces and marsh grass for packing the finished product. Sandwich Glass Museum tells this story through its mostly chronological displays of glass produced here. Complimentary glass blowing demonstrations take place on the hour.
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