Glen Echo Glassworks

Glen Echo Glassworks is a professional glassblowing studio located within Glen Echo Park, a national historic site on the banks of the Potomac River, offering beginner discovery workshops, multi-session beginner courses, and intermediate instruction to students across the DC metro area who want to learn one of the world's most ancient and visually dramatic craft forms. The studio's instructors are working studio artists who bring a practitioner's perspective to every class, helping students understand the physical and creative principles that govern molten glass in a well-equipped facility with multiple glory holes and annealing ovens. The park setting and the studio's strong regional reputation have made it a beloved destination for students who want a serious introduction to hot glass work.