British Glass Biennale 2012 Photo by Simon Bruntnell.

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General Information

The British Glass Biennale exhibition is located in the Lower Glasshouse, Ruskin Glass Centre, Wollaston Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 4HF, UK.

The exhibition is open to the public from 24 August – 15 September and is open daily from 10am – 5pm

N.B. An entrance charge applies to the Ruskin Glass Centre site (and therefore the British Glass Biennale) during the Public Festival 24 - 27 August but is free after the festival from 28 August - 15 September. During the Public Festival however there are a host of other activities on site for the general public and glass enthusiasts alike. Visit the International Festival of Glass website for a timetable of events across the bank holiday weekend www.ifg.org.uk

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Planning your journey

By Car

The British Glass Biennale is easily accessible by motorway when travelling from all parts of the UK

Click on the link below to plan your journey:

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By Public Transport

By train the closest station is Stourbridge Junction, and by coach the closest destinations are Birmingham and Wolverhampton. From these destinations the Ruskin Glass Centre can be found off the A461 which is accessible by taxi or local bus route from the train and coach stations. Birmingham train station is also easily accessible, with affordable fares via Midland Mainline from London’s Marylebone train station.

Click on the links below to help plan your journeys:

National Rail Enquiries

National Express Coaches

West Midlands Timetable Finder and Journey Planner

N.B. Other operators cover journeys to the area, this is intended as a guide. 

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Guided Tours/Group Visits

Group visits are welcome at the British Glass Biennale. During the Public Festival (24 - 27 August) the site welcomes in excess of 13,000 people and so coach parties are advised to contact either the Festival (info@ifg.org.uk) or the Biennale (info@biennale.org.uk) prior to their visit. 

During the Public Festival, the British Glass Biennale Curator offers ’Confident Collecting’ tours. Previously these have been held with guest speaker, Will Farmer, Director of Fieldings Auctioneers and featured expert on the Antiques Roadshow

After the Public Festival the Biennale remains open to the public until 15 September. Again group visits are welcome and the Biennale can organise various benefits:

• Guided tours of the British Glass Biennale. Visitors can be introduced to highlights within the show, including the winners of the various awards, collectable artists and up and coming talent.
• Guided tours of the Ruskin Glass Centre. Newly refurbished in 2010, the centre now houses over 15 designer makers. Receive a guided tour of the new site and meet some of the makers.
  
• Catering offers and reserved seating in Ruskin Glass Centre’s onsite cafe (subject to group numbers and availability

Contact info@biennale.org.uk to organise your visit

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Conferencing and Hospitality

The British Glass Biennale is held on the site of the former Webb Corbett/Royal Doulton glass factory. In 2011 Ruskin Glass Centre received funding to develop the rest of the Ruskin Glass Centre site and the British Glass Biennale will be the first exhibition to be featured in the new space.

The new site will be an ideal location to host conferences and events and what better time to do so than whilst the British Glass Biennale is open. Entertain guests amongst more than 100 glass artworks, with the Curator and gallery staff on hand to offer information about the exhibits. Onsite catering is also available.