Tacoma's reputation as a center of glass art — evidence here by the Hot Shop at the Museum of Glass — helped the city land the Glass Art Society's 2021 convention.

Tacoma will get another shot to host the 2022 Glass Art Society’s international conference next spring after the Covid-19 pandemic pushed the gathering online this year.

Tacoma's embrace of the glass arts culture, from the hip Hotel Murano to the decorous Chihuly Bridge of Glass, makes the city of 200,000 an eclectic urban getaway from Portland.

Since the Museum of Glass opened in 2002, it has been one of Tacoma’s biggest attractions. More than 2 million people have visited the museum, which is the only museum west of the Mississippi ...

Museum of Glass hot shop gaffer Gabe Feenan molds a hot piece of glass with a pair of scissors while working in the hot shop at the museum in Tacoma, Wash. on Nov. 10, 2022.

We head straight for Tacoma’s cultural core. First stop: the Tacoma Art Museum, a beautiful collection with a strong focus on Northwestern and Indigenous artists. Just across the Chihuly Bridge of ...

INFORMATION The Tacoma Regional Convention and Visitor Bureau, 1119 Pacific Ave., 5th floor, Tacoma, WA 98402; 800-272-2662.

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Tacoma residents can bring their glass, free of charge, to its three University Place drop-off locations, according to the post: Cirque Park, 7401 Cirque Dr. W.

The city of Tacoma replaced its residential curbside glass pick-up program in early 2021 with drop-off stations in early 2021, according to the city website.

Tacoma residents can bring their glass, free of charge, to its three University Place drop-off locations, according to the post: Cirque Park, 7401 Cirque Dr. W.

The hip, art-packed Hotel Murano (1320 Broadway Plaza, Tacoma; [866] 986-8083, https://www.hotelmuranotacoma.com) mimics a museum, with a stunning glass collection displayed throughout the property.