You Are Our Most Important Concern: Amid the widespread concerns on the impact of COVID-19 we want you to know that your health and safety as well as that of our valued employees and volunteers is of utmost concern. After much consideration we have made the decision to close Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass to the […]
The Fox Valley Area High School Glass Exhibition at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass opened Friday, March 6th to showcase talented young area artists and celebrate national Youth Art Month. The museum offered schools an opportunity to bring students to the museum to work in The Glass Studio with artists, Sara Rezin, Beth Wenger Johnstone, and […]
For a second year, Lynn and Roger Van Vreede are challenging supporters of Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass with a $20,000 match, dollar-for dollar, for any donations made during the year-end fund drive. The Van Vreedes became active supporters of Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass because they believe the Arts are a basic need. “We believe that […]
Your Name Doesn’t Have to Be de Medici to Be a Patron of the Arts We’re going to ask you to dig way back to remember your History of Western Civilization lesson on the Renaissance. Do you recall the name de Medici? Cosimo and Lorenzo? Yeah, right, those Italian guys in funny hats and robes […]
In our museum journey together, some of you may have engaged with Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass Board Member and enthusiastic patron, David Woods. David passed away on April 26th at his Appleton home. An obituary has been made public by his family and other tribute pieces have been written, making this less difficult to write […]
On April 5th, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass celebrates 60 years of serving our community as a free museum, where all are welcome to relax, learn and connect with their inner artist. What the museum has evolved to today was made possible by the generosity and foresight of Evangeline and John Nelson Bergstrom and a […]
Annual Fox Valley Area High School Glass Exhibition Showcases Local Talent March 1– 31, 2019 The Fox Valley Area High School Glass Exhibition at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass opened Friday, March 1st showcasing work by talented young area artists. The museum offered schools an opportunity to bring students to the museum to work in The […]
A mosaic celebrating diversity in the Fox Cities is on view at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum. Staff from Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass and Building for Kids in Appleton organized the creation of a Community Diversity mosaic. This piece is the result of a shared art project conceived to foster greater understanding and appreciation for diversity in the […]
Beth Lipman is a glass artist who lives and works from a country-side studio near Sheboygan Falls, WI. Her talent is recognized well beyond the borders of our state. She has received numerous awards including a USA Berman Bloch Fellowship, Pollock Krasner Grant, Virginia Groot Foundation Grant, and a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant. Lipman […]
As one of Harvey Littleton’s first female students working in glass, Audrey Handler is a pioneer of the Studio Glass Movement. Since 1965 she has been a formidable figure influencing the development of glass as an artistic medium both as an artists and teacher. Fifteen of Handler’s works are featured in Sharper Edges: Women Working […]