Plan Your Visit

Opening Times

Exhibition is open Tuesdays - Sunday 10am – 4pm (Wednesday open 10am - 2pm and 6pm - 8pm) 29 August - 14 October 2018.

Admission is £5 for over 12s. Under 12s go free.

Address

Glasshouse Arts Centre, Ruskin Mill Trust, Wollaston Road, Stourbridge, DY8 4H

Accommodation

For information about where to stay locally please visit the Discover Dudley website.

Travelling to the Glasshouse

By Car

Stourbridge is easily accessible by Motorway when travelling from all parts of the UK, then follow brown tourist signs to the Glass Quarter. The Glasshouse is located on Wollaston Road (A4102) off the A491 Find the Glasshouse on the map

Free carparking is available on site.

By Train

Stourbridge Town is the closest train station to the Glasshouse Arts Centre, directly linked to Stourbridge Junction half an hour from Birmingham main stations

By Bus

The Number 9 bus service connects Stourbridge with Birmingham and runs every 8 minutes from Colmore Row, Birmingham Snow Hill to Stourbridge Bus Station.

National Express West Midlands services 256 and 257 run from Stourbridge Bus Station to the Glasshouse Arts Centre.

Taxi Service

ABM 01384 838383

Latest

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The Boy Who Cried Wolf

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Paulin Quirke Academy

Plan your visit

The International Festival of Glass takes place at venues across the Stourbridge Glass Quarter. Entry to most Festival venues is free, however some activities may incur a small charge. A Festival Pass is required for entry to Ruskin Glass Centre over the four days. A Festival Pass allows entry to lectures, demonstrations, the British Glass Biennale and other exhibitions on site, and some performances.
Hive Cafe and Bakery

The Hive Cafe and Bakery is now open! Providing a warm welcome in the heart of Birmingham's famous Jewellery Quarter, with delicious pastries, cake, bread and meals. Come and visit us. Try our coffee!
Why we exist
British Glass Biennale 2017

The flagship British Glass Biennale 2017 exhibition featuring work by 63 artists. Winner of Best on Show - Joseph Harrington with St Helens ii.
Our story

The seeds of Ruskin Mill Land Trust were sown in 1967 when Robin and Barbara Gordon transplanted their young sons Aonghus and Alisdair from the hothouse of the Ruskin Centre for Art Appreciation in Venice to the cold frame of a dilapidated former textile mill in Gloucestershire.
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Located in Stannington bordering the Peak District the Freeman Biodynamic Garden provides fruit and vegetables for Freeman College, Brantwood Specialist School and the Fusion Café. Thanks to much hard work over the last three years High Riggs has been changed from a disused tree nursery to a new highly productive market garden.
Merlin Theatre

Transforming the Merlin Theatre has enriched the cultural life of Sheffield and provided cultural venue for Freeman College and Brantwood Specialist School..
Vale Head Farm

Vale Head Farm was an equestrian centre when we purchased it, and over the years hard work has seen it bloom into a beautiful biodynamic farm.
British Glass Biennale 2019 – Call to Artists

Calling all artists working in glass. The online submission opens in early November. Start dreaming up your ideas ready to submit. Deadline is midnight 24 February 2019
Aonghus Gordon: Executive Chair: MEd BA PGCE

Aonghus Gordon spent his formative years in Venice. He attended Rudolf Steiner schools and completed a BA in Ceramics and Art History followed by teacher training, gaining a Post Graduate Certificate in Education at Breton Hall, Leeds in 1981. Aonghus completed his MEd from Rudolf Steiner University College in Oslo.