8 Corning
The massive Corning
Museum of Glass (%800-
732-6845; http://www.cmog.org;
1 Museum Way; adult/child $15/
free; h9am-5pm, to 8pm
Memorial Day-Labor Day; c)
is home to fascinating
exhibits on glassmaking
arts, with demonstrations
and interactive items
for kids and adults. It’s
possibly the world’s finest
collection, both in terms of
its historic breadth – which
spans 35 centuries – and
its sculptural pieces. Also
stop by Vitrix Hot Glass
Studio (www.vitrixhotglass.
com; 77 W Market St; h9am-
8pm Mon-Fri, from 10am Sat,
noon-5pm Sun) to take a
gander at museum-quality
glass pieces ranging
from functional bowls to
organic-shaped sculptures.
Housed in the former
City Hall, a Romanesque
Revival building c 1893,
the Rockwell Museum of
Western Art (%607-937-
5386; http://www.rockwellmuseum.
org; 111 Cedar St; adult/child
$8/free; h9am-5pm, to
8pm summer; c) has the
largest collection of art
of the American West
including great works by
Albert Bierstadt, Charles
M Russell and Frederic
Remington. Native
American arts and crafts
are also well represented
and there’s a room
designed and decorated
like a great western lodge.5 p73
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