Student Field Trip Tours

The one-hour guided tour, available by reservation, includes the following:

• “Transformed by Light”, a 12-minute video covering the history and origins of glass art, the studio movement, and Glassworks.
• Architectural Glass Art – an innovative cold-working/warm-working studio that was founded in 1875, is among the oldest stained glass art studios in continuous operation in the United States, and the founding studio of Glassworks.
• Payton Flameworks - owned by Mark Payton, a self taught flameworker of 16 years. Watch the artists sculpt with glass and an oxygen/propane torch.
• Glassworks Hot Shop – learn about the process and watch artists blowglass in its molten state.
  

  Admission Fee:
  $4.00 each for a minimum of 20 students
  Admission for teachers and a limited number of chaperones accompanying the group is complimentary.

  Field Trip Times: Monday–Friday 10 am – 2 pm
  Last tour time starts at 2 pm
  
  Hands-on glass art activities are available for an additional fee per student.
  
  Download teacher’s guide for Glassworks tours – “Class Works”
  
  
  Jacqueline Back
  Glassworks
  Director of Tours and Activities
  815 W. Market Street
  Louisville, KY 40202
  502-992-3266
  jacqueline@LouisvilleGlassworks.com