One of Merseyside’s most treasured cultural landmarks, The World of Glass, is celebrating its 25th anniversary while at the same time facing imminent closure unless £50,000 is raised in the next 3 months.
The museum has welcomed over 1 million visitors since opening in 2000 and serves thousands of local schoolchildren each year. It’s an independent charity that offers free cultural and education experiences including historic furnaces, hands-on exhibits, and live glassblowing. It is truly a one-of-a-kind UK experience and hidden gem in the centre of St Helens.
Despite all this the World of Glass has been struggling in recent years to secure the income needed to keep open and free to the public.
The World of Glass has an exciting opportunity to aim for in 2026. The International Festival of Glass (ifg.org.uk) will be hosted in St Helens for the very first time. The Glass Art Society (GAS) (Glass Art Society – Glass Art Society) has invited The World of Glass to partner with them to deliver the International Festival of Glass and the British Glass Biennale in 2026, bringing in 10K visitors to St Helens from across the globe.
These opportunities will help to secure the future of the World of Glass and support St Helens and the Liverpool City Region, but we need to keep our doors open!
How to Help
From the 1st July the World of Glass will be open Wed-Sun and Bank Holidays, 10-4pm. FREE entry, but with recommended donation of £3. FREE parking on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
We have a full programme of events and activities going on throughout the summer, (What’s On – The World of Glass) visit us and help keep The World of Glass open!
