Executive Director’s Message

Dear Wonderful Friends,

Thanks to your continued, steadfast generosity, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass is thrilled to be welcoming tens of thousands of friends and visitors into our newly renovated, accessible galleries, to enjoy extraordinary glass art experiences.

 We invite you to please consider Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass in your year-end giving plans. Your support ensures that we remain admission-free for all. With shrinking funding for the arts, your assistance is needed now more than ever. May we count on you to make a donation today? Your gift to the Museum is truly a gift to your community!

This year, generous museum supporters Kathy and Bob Brost, Jock and Maria Stafford, Christine Waterhouse, and Sandra and John Valentine have graciously agreed to a combined $40,000 matching gift during our year-end appeal. Your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar, maximizing your philanthropic impact!

 Highlights of what you’ve made possible in 2026 include:

• Gifting 800 Golden Ticket Art Activity Day scholarships to underserved populations.
• 8 newly renovated and accessible galleries and a state-of-the-art Welcome Center.
• Providing free admission to over 35,600 guests up from 31,000 the year prior!
• Offering 10 adaptive backpacks for visitors to enhance their guest experience.
• Serving 20,000 kids, teens and families through specialty programs, classes and camps.
• Presenting the annual GLASS Arts Festival, featuring nationally-renowned artists, with 4,600 visitors!

 We invite your continued partnership in offering extraordinary experiences in glass by making a 100% tax-deductible gift. Please support this match gift challenge by donating today at bmmglass.com/donate.

My heartfelt gratitude to you for your enthusiasm for and investment in YOUR Museum.

Kindly,