Spring 2011: STAINED GLASS TOURS and WORKSHOPS at Glencairn Museum

Glencairn Museum. Bryn Athyn PA

May 14, 2011 TOUR/DEMO: Understanding Medieval Stained Glass

Over a thousand years ago three guilds of craftsmen worked collaboratively to create the sacred art of stained glass. This 3 hour tour will focus on the roles of the artisans that made windows for the medieval cathedrals and include a demonstration of historic techniques. Participants will be treated to a rare behind the scenes look at the extraordinary medieval stained glass at Glencairn Museum, the nation’s finest collection in a private museum.

Tour/Demo: Understanding Medieval Stained Glass

FEE: $35pp 

DATE: May 5, 1-4PM

Maximum Size: 10

Register at Glencairn 
Contact Doreen Carey at 267-502-2981 or doreen.carey@glencairnmuseum.org 

June 3-4, 2011 – WORKSHOP: Make a Leaded Glass Panel

Within the medieval cathedral, the sacred space was transformed by shafts of colored light passing thru stained glass windows. For hundreds of years this art form was available only to the church and the royals of the land. Using techniques which date from the gothic period, students in this introductory class will learn to cut glass and assemble a small panel with lead came. No experience is necessary. Children, age 12 and up, can take this class if accompanied by a paying adult.

Students make a panel like this!

FEE: $225 

Class length: 2 Days

DATES: June 3 & 4

Daily schedule: Friday 1PM -4:30 PM, Saturday 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Maximum Class Size: 10

Register at Glencairn 
Contact Doreen Carey at 267-502-2981 or doreen.carey@glencairnmuseum.org 

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

J. Kenneth Leap has been painting on glass for 25 years. He currently holds a position as the Education Chair of the American Glass Guild. He is the Stained Glass Artist in Residence at  Glencairn Museum. He is an associate artist at the Wheaton Arts & Cultural Center in Millville, NJ where he maintains a studio and offers additional classes. For more information please visit www.jkennethleap.com.

ABOUT GLENCAIRN:

Glencairn, located in Bryn Athyn, PA was the home of Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn, built in the Romanesque style between 1928 and 1939. Glencairn now serves as a museum of the history of religion. The museum houses an extraordinary collection of French medieval stained glass panels on par with the finest examples in the Cloisters or the Metropolitan Museum of Art. For more information about Glencairn visit www.glencairnmuseum.org