Glass-blowing workshop opened after the pandemic in St. Petersburg

More and more museums are returning to work after the pandemic. Since the beginning of this month in the Central Park of Culture and Leisure named after CM. Kirov Museum of Art Glass and Glass-Blowing Workshop opened. Anyone can now learn more about the history of glassmaking, the principles of working with this material, and learn how to make fragile products with their own hands.

Learning how to make unique flowers out of glass, graceful swans, or just try to blow out bizarre shapes under the guidance of an experienced craftsman is not so difficult, even children can do it.

Glass-blowing workshop in TsPKiO named after CM. Kirov has been working for only two years, but during this time she has managed to fall in love with many Petersburgers. Existing on the basis of the Museum of Art Glass, it is still the only workshop in Russia that demonstrates hot glass processing technologies and provides training.

“Our glass-blowing workshop is the only one in Russia at the Museum of Art Glass. This is our visiting card, because a person can see the fund of the Leningrad Art Factory, see exhibitions at the museum. Also come and supplement your knowledge about glass and technologies in the Glass-blowing workshop, thus expanding your horizons, "- said the head of the Glass-blowing workshop Irina Petrova.

The museum has a unique collection of art glass. Here you can see both modern works and collections of the leading glass enterprise of the Soviet Union and even unique items of the 19th-20th centuries. In just a few halls, more than 700 glass and crystal artworks are displayed.

Source: https://riafan.ru/