Glass-Glen Burnie Museum Inc

Our collection the museum of the shenandoah valley cares for a permanent collection containing more than 24,000 objects, including the fine and decorative art collected by msv benefactor julian wood glass jr., the miniature houses and rooms assembled in the valley by glass's partner r. Lee taylor, and a collection of objects and artifacts that tell the story of the shenandoah valley. Located on a 214-acre landscape that is the largest green space and only working farm in the city of winchester, the msv is a regional cultural center that includes galleries, the glen burnie house, seven acres of formal gardens, and the trails at the msv - a 90-acre art park on the msv landscape.the glen burnie house, the oldest portions of which dates to 1793, is surrounded by seven acres of formal gardens which were installed in the latter half of the twentieth century by msv benefactor julian wood glass jr. And his partner r. Lee taylor. The museum sits on land originally claimed by glass's ancestor and winchester founder james wood in 1735. The property was passed through generations of wood and glass families until being acquired in 1952 by julian wood glass jr. Following the death of his father. Beginning in the 1950s, the property was extensively renovated and transformed into a country retreat. The home was furnished with objects passed through family generations along with eighteenth- and nineteenth-century furniture and fine arts acquired by julian wood glass jr. The msv is supported by the glass glen burnie foundation and manages the property in accordance with a written cooperative agreement with the foundation. Upon mr. Glass's death and as a condition of his will, the house and gardens were opened to the public on a seasonal basis in 1997. In 2005, the museum of the shenandoah valley (msv), a 50,000-square-foot galleries building, was added as an anchor to the site to fulfill glass's vision of sharing his significant collection with the public and to expand upon that vision to include a space where the art, history, and culture of the valley could be interpreted. Following a two-year renovation project, the glen burnie house reopened in 2013 as a versatile space for educational and cultural programming featuring new displays and interpretation. The glen burnie house and adjacent gardens are among the msv's most important collection assets. In 2014, the msv unveiled a larger land use plan, the master plan, which outlined the future development of the msv landscape.in fy 2021, the trails at the msv opened. A free-admission art park on 90 acres of the msv landscape, the trails at the msv offers more than 5 miles of trails for walking, running, and bicycling. Just over three miles of trails are paved/hard surface and two miles of trails are rustic with grass or mulch surfaces. The trails include landscape features such as a standing stone circle and floating wetlands boardwalk and outdoor art installations. In fy 2024, one mile of trail was added to the park, along with restrooms, a treehouse, a trailhead pavilion, an art installation, and a sculpture of willa cather. Construction on a horticultural compound to centralize the gardens and grounds maintenance equipment and staff was completed in fy 2024.in accordance with the msv collections management policy and since opening in 2005, the museum actively collects items of significance to the shenandoah valley. The msv funds acquisition and conservation efforts with its collections and exhibitions endowment and a gaunt collectors society. The msv building includes a collections storage space for items not on display. In addition to the msv campus, the msv manages the ancestral home of the glass family, known as the rose hill farm. The site includes a vernacular federal-style house and is notable for being the location of the civil war's first battle of kernstown. A renovation project to stabilize and preserve the home was completed in fy 2015 and the house is rented to the msv executive director who oversees its maintenance and care. In fy 2017, thanks to a partnership with the frederick county parks and recreation department, the historic portions of the rose hill landscape adjacent to the house opened to the public as a community park featuring a 1.3-mile walking trail with interpretive signage, a parking lot, restrooms, and open play fields. The rose hill park is co-managed by lease to frederick county.in fy 2024, 235 objects were accessioned into the collection, 15 objects were deaccessioned, and 23 objects were conserved.

Our exhibitions the msv contains four gallery spaces housed on the second level of the main museum building. In the shenandoah valley gallery, objects, multi-media presentations, and exhibits explore the sweep of valley history, and two additional rooms display exhibitions highlighting the valley's fine and decorative arts and objects related to african americans in the valley, including a discussion of slavery. The founders gallery presents rotating exhibitions featuring objects from the collection of european and american fine and decorative arts assembled by msv benefactor julian wood glass jr. The r. Lee taylor miniatures gallery is home to a fascinating collection of furnished houses and rooms assembled by r. Lee taylor, glass's partner and the museum's late curator of gardens. The miniatures gallery also presents shadowboxes created by valley miniatures artist william p. Massey (active 1930s to 1940s).the changing exhibitions gallery displays a variety of msv-organized and traveling exhibitions throughout the year. In addition, an exhibition is presented annually in the drawing room of the msv glen burnie house. The msv organizes changing exhibitions and brings traveling exhibitions to the region with the goal of serving diverse audiences. In fy 2024, the msv presented ten separate exhibitions. In the galleries building, new exhibitions included with lyric brush: john chumley's valley (february 25 - august 6, 2023), alex ross: marvelocity (september 16, 2023 - february 18, 2024), and the triumph of nature: art nouveau from the chrysler museum of art (april 13 - july 18, 2024). Two outdoor exhibitions were presented in the gardens: sean kenney's nature connects made with lego bricks (may 27 - september 4, 2023) and gardens of glass: the art of craig mitchell smith (june 8 - october 13, 2024).along with major rotating exhibitions, the msv continued the display of paintings and furniture from its julian wood glass jr. Collection in across the pond: american & british art from the julian wood glass jr. Collection and detailed the influence and accomplishments of african americans in the region with the exhibition contributions: african americans in the shenandoah valley (ongoing). In the shenandoah valley gallery, the exhibition 123 - i love you: queer life at glen burnie (august 5, 2023 ongoing) opened offering a glimpse into the life of msv benefactor julian wood glass jr. And the romantic relationships that influenced his life and collection. In the glen burnie house drawing room, exhibitions presented included tiny ridge: miniature photography by sarah jones decker (april 1 - december 31, 2023) and such beauty: floral portraits by lynn mocarski mauer (april 1 - december 31, 2024). Additionally, the work of numerous shenandoah valley artists was displayed through eight art in the halls installations in fy 2024.