A list of Art Galleries specialising in stained glass and studio glass
While there is no gallery in Australia devoted exclusively to stained glass there are several excellent galleries specialising in contemporary Glass Art. Occasionally they may show stained glass. There are however some specialised stained glass galleries in Europe, perhaps the most exciting being Centre International du Vitrail in Chartres- I had the good fortune to visit this gallery in 2017. Hopefully one day I will manage to get to Ely Cathedral in the UK as well. While in the Netherlands I also managed a visit to Museum Jan van der Togt: an excellent art gallery, well worth the effort. And Vitro Musee in Switzerland was a veritable treasurehouse.
Sabbia Gallery, Surry Hills
Wagga City Art Gallery
Beaver Galleries
Australia
The Glass Artists Gallery, Glebe: the longest established studio glass gallery in Australia, established and still managed by Maureen Cahill, although now relocated to the upstairs premises
Sabbia Gallery, Surry Hills specialising in studio glass, ceramics, and fibre
Beaver Galleries, Canberra: one of Australia's most venerable craft galleries, located near the Australian Mint. I actually had a solo exhibition there, many years ago now...
Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, NSW: home of Australia's National Art Glass Collection
Jam Factory, Adelaide: the original access and training workshop established many years ago by the Dunstan Government. It covers a broad range of craft media but glass is the main focus.
Sandwich Glass Gallery
WheatonArts
Vitro Musee Romont, Switzerland
USA
Bullseye Glass Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York
Wheaton Arts and Cultural Centre, Atlantic City, New Jersey
The Sandwich Glass Museum, Boston, Massachussetts
Denmark
France
Centre International du Vitrail
Germany
Gallery Barbara Giesicke Badenweiler, Southwest Germany; an art dealership specializing in European stained-glass painting from the Middle Ages to the present day
Glasmuseum Rheinbach (no English language version available)
Museum Schnûtgen The museum has only recently re-opened and boasts a fine collection of mediaeval stained glass or "Glassmalerie"
Great Britain
The Stained Glass Museum, located in Ely Cathedral
Holland
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: unquestionably an outstanding, world-class museum or art and antiquities, the Rijksmuseum, rather unsurprisingly, has a significant collection of stained glass, beautifully displayed.
Museum Jan van der Togt: This boutique museum is based on the collection of Jan van der Togt, an industrialist and philanthropist. I found some very inspiring glass sculpture on display when I visited in 2017.
Switzerland
VitroMusee Romont I visited this gallery in October 2017; a sheer delight. Its adjacent building houses what I believe is the world's only museum of reverse-painted glass. Quite a revelation.
Wallpaper Museum, Fribourg: this is a wonderful museum. My friend Ursula in Bern took me here on the way to the Vitro Musee. The house is completely covered in every conceivable wallpaper you could imagine, and as well they feature studio glass art.