Study Tour

Study Tour 2025: Leicestershire

Sunday 27 - Wednesday 30 April 2025

Our Study Tour to Leicestershire is now FULLY BOOKED. Please email us to be added to the waiting list

From the vibrant county towns to picturesque villages dotted across the county, there is much to be enjoyed in Leicestershire.

Across three days we will explore a variety of stained glass in situ from rare medieval French glass at Twycross parish church to the glittering windows of Arts and Crafts artists Theodora Salusbury, Douglas Strachan, and Veronica Whall, modern glass by Patrick Reyntiens and contemporary windows by Tom Denny, Derek Hunt and Helen Whittaker, to name just a few.

Our residential Study Tour includes three nights' hotel accommodation, meals and coach travel throughout our visits. Enjoy visiting a variety of excellent sites and seeing beautiful glass across Leicestershire with a friendly, welcoming group of like-minded glass enthusiasts!

Download a booking form and return it to the museum to join us on what promises to be an excellent trip

Each year we make a student bursary place available for current students and recent graduates. To apply, please download the application form here and return it to us by Friday 28 April 2025 to be considered.

Online Talks

Holy Frit: Online Q & A with David Judson and Tim Carey

Wednesday 2 April 2025, 7pm (British Summer Time)

Tickets are now available to book here

Join us for a Q&A with David Judson and Tim Carey whose journey to create the worlds largest stained glass window is documented through the film 'Holy Frit'.

For those who have not yet seen the film, we recommend watching in advance. The film can be streamed or purchased online for just a few pounds and is available on Amazon Prime, YouTube and Apple TV.

About Holy Frit: In this visceral three-year race against time, Tim Carey, a talented, yet unknown LA artist bluffs his way into winning the commission to create the largest stained-glass window of its kind in the world. The problem is, he doesn’t know how to make it. After a desperate search, he finds someone who might have the answer…a world famous glass maestro, named, Narcissus Quagliata. As the fates of three communities hang in the balance, Narcissus arrives like a storm, and everything changes.

Q&A: Meet David and Tim on Zoom to hear more about the film, the window, The Judson Studios and Tim’s creative practice on Wednesday 2 April at 7pm (bst). A link to submit your questions to David and Tim will be sent to you. A limited number of live questions will be taken on the evening too.

David Judson has the honour of being the 5th generation owner and operator of Los Angeles based, The Judson Studios, a small, but distinguished stained glass company founded in 1897 by his great-great grandfather. Over the years, he has successfully transitioned the business into the 21st century.

Tim Carey was trained in traditional drawing and painting, but discovered stained glass by chance, on a tour of The Judson Studios in Los Angeles in 2003. Tim was immediately hooked, and worked at the studio for 14 years where he transitioned to fused glass in 2016 upon completion of the Resurrection Window in Leawood, Kansas. He opened his own Tim Carey Studio in 2018.

Stepping Stones to Steeples and Towers with Surinder Warboys

Wednesday 9 April 2025, 7pm (British Summer Time)

Tickets are now available to book here

We are delighted to welcome Surinder Warboys, artist of the museums latest exhibition 'Whispers of Nature' which opens on Saturday 5 April, to give an an online talk 'Stepping Stones to Steeples and Towers'.

Surinder says "‘Stepping Stones’ was the title of my first commission after leaving art school and all my life I have been attracted to steeples and towers"

During this illustrated talk, find out more about Surinder's commissions, creative practice and innovative muller techniques, which have been used to create the pieces for this exhibition.

About Surinder Warboys:

Warboys was a Fine Art and Stained Glass student at Wimbledon School of Art and Newport School of Art in South Wales who in 1990, established Myglassroom, a studio specializing in architectural stained glass, conservation and tuition. As well as commissioned work, Surinder always maintained a parallel personal practice, with a particular interest for experimental works. Major commissions have included many large public buildings from churches, schools and hospitals (including ‘Night and Day’ stained Glass Commission for St Nicholas’ Hospice Chapel, Bury St Edmunds) to small, intimate spaces within private dwellings.

Warboys' work has appeared in Crafts and the Journal of Master Glass Painters and several other publications in the UK and abroad. She has also lectured at Sunderland University and Chandigarh School of Art and Architecture, as well as at other universities in the UK and India as visiting artist. Her experimental works on glass have twice been selected for exhibition in the British Glass Biennale.

About Whispers of Nature: Glass Painting by Surinder Warboys 5 April - 29 November 2025

‘Whispers from Nature’ brings together glass works Warboys has made using her Muller technique. Warboys' process allows paint to find shape organically, the eventual form containing traces of its evolution, bringing focus to the peripheral marks made by movement and time through substance.

Spotlight Tours

Mondays and Wednesdays at 12:30pm

Our award winning Spotlight Tours are led by a member of our team, and focus on one or two panels within the gallery.

These short 10 minute talks are a great opportunity to shine a light on a particular panel or story and share further information.

These free tours are a way to find out more about the museums varied collection!

PAST EVENTS

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Cancellation Policy - General Events
The Stained Glass Museum operates a cancellation policy for events bookings (for cancellation of workshop bookings please see our Cancellation Policy).

Refunds & Cancellations
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Please bear in mind that the Stained Glass Museum is a registered charity (No.1169842) and in order to operate successfully it’s important that we adhere to this policy.

Cancellation of events by the Museum
Under rare or exceptional circumstances the Museum may have to cancel events. If a cancellation is necessary, we will do our utmost to contact you by phone or email as soon as possible before the event. You will be offered a full refund. Please note The Stained Glass Museum is not liable for any costs associated with travel or accommodation. Please bear this in mind when booking travel or accommodation in advance.