New Bedford Museum of Glass
61 Wamsutta St
Phone: ☎ (508) 984-1666
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New Bedford Museum of Glass, 61 Wamsutta St (Beneath the New Bedford antiques market in the Wamsutta Mills complex, beneath tthe flagpole opposite the south entrance of the converted apartments), ☎ (508) 984-1666, [7]. 10AM-5PM, 12-5 on Sundays. A huge collection of antique and art glass from Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, to the golden age of Victorian New England glass making (with particular emphasis on New Bedford's world famous glass studios of Pairpoint and Mount Washington), to 21st Century glass artists from around the world. The gift and consignment shop has an ever changing selection of antiques and unique glass in every price range, plus books (great gift shopping for the not easily impressed). Library and resource room with more than 8,000 volumes available for research. Free expert glass identification done every Monday, a great way to find out more about heirloom and hand me down glass pieces.
