WHAT'S ON AT THE MUSEUM
The museum has a lively programme of events open to all. Please see below for what's on at the museum.
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'Whispers From Nature' Exhibition
5 Apr. 2025 - 29 Nov. 2025
Event category: ExhibitionPrice: Entry with Admission
Location: The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, CB7 4DL
Whispers From Nature
‘Whispers from Nature’ brings together glass works Warboys has made using her Muller technique. Associations ripple through the resulting images. Marks seem to reference the interior of bodies, their map of veins and capillaries, while simultaneously suggesting the cartography of terrain. Circular, enclosed forms can be indicative of a womb or a nest while also evoking an ammonite’s spiral and the swirl of the Milky Way. These works are enigmatic, not settling to a single representation, instead overlaying imagery suggestive of biology, geology and cosmology within the boundaries of a single glass pane.
Contact: 01353 660347
Two Day Glass Stained Glass Workshop
25 Apr. 2025 10:00-4:00 - 26 Apr. 2025
*** FULLY BOOKED *** Please contact us for waiting list
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £280 per person including all materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum & Lighthouse Ely
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
You begin the first day with your tutor by choosing your own panel design from a selection of patterns, known as ‘cartoons’. Then selecting the coloured glass for your painted areas, you will learn how to cut it to shape and your tutor will demonstrate how to size and score glass to make a break line, and how to grind the edges of the cut glass to achieve a precise shape. The remainder of the day will be spent learning how to apply the enamel paint using different paint techniques. Finished pieces will be kiln fired at intervals throughout the day.
During the second day, you will learn the leading, glazing and soldering techniques that will enable you to assemble your cut glass pieces into a single stained glass panel. Your tutor will demonstrate how to frame your cartoon with wood laths, forming a matrix into which lead calmes and glass can be inserted. You will be taught how to cut lead calmes, and how to open up their central channel to accommodate cut glass. Once you have fixed all of your glass pieces in lead, you will be shown how to use a soldering iron to bond the joints of lead. If you would like to be able to hang your panel, your tutor will help you solder a fixture to the lead. This is the final stage of the workshop, after which you will be able to take your stained glass panel home to enjoy!
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
details...
2025 Study Tour: Leicestershire
27 Apr. 2025 - 30 Apr. 2025
*** FULLY BOOKED *** Please contact us for waiting list
Event category: Talk /TourPrice: From: £495
Location: Leicestershire
Download a booking form and return it to the museum to join us on what promises to be an excellent trip
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 including rare early medieval French glass, examples of 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 (whose studio we will also visit) and Helen Whittaker, to name just a few.
Suitable for ages: Adults
Contact: events@stainedglassmuseum.com
Glass Fusing Workshop with Katie Lynn (Molten Wonky)
2 May 2025 10:00am - 1:00pm
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £80 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, CB7 4DL
Book
With all our workshops we have tutors who love to share their passion for glass and Katie Lynn from Molten Wonky is no exception. With a mindset of EVERYONE is capable of creating and making something beautiful from glass Katie wants you all to enjoy experimenting with colourful glass and to make your very own products and decorations that you can use and enjoy at home.
During this 3 hour workshop, Katie will teach you the basics of glass fusing and how to cut your own glass shapes. You will then use this knowledge to create your own unique glass pieces, such as coasters, a set of bunting, or a suncatcher.
This is a hands-on workshop, with no previous experience necessary
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
details...
Copper Foiling Workshop
3 May 2025 10:00 - 4:00
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £140 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Lighthouse, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EG
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
The copper foiling technique, popularised by Tiffany in the 1890s, is ideal for making decorative panels, sun catchers, mirrors and ornaments. A choice of patterns will be provided along with a selection of coloured and textured glass. You will learn how to cut glass, and use copper tape and solder to create a seam with which to join your pieces of glass. At the end of the day, you will have made a finished piece of glass art to take home.
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
details...
SG Minis May Wonderful Weather!
7 May 2025 10:00-11:30
Event category: Family ActivityPrice: £3 per child
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Book
Come and join our toddler group on the first Wednesday of the month for informal fun in our beautiful setting. Enjoy crafts, rhymes and stories linked to the theme. Explore our light box and interactive toys and meet new friends, all whilst relaxing with a drink and a biscuit.
Story time will be under one of our beautiful stained glass windows.
Suitable for babies and children up to 5 years old
The session takes place in the museum gallery which is accessed via a stone spiral staircase of approximately 40 steps. Buggy park and toilet facilities available on the ground floor of the Cathedral.
Attendance is limited to one child/one adult per ticket.
Session times: 10:00-11:30
£3.00 per child which includes all craft materials and a drink and biscuit.
Suitable for ages: Under 5's
Contact: learning@stainedglassmuseum.com
details...
Leading and Glazing Workshop
17 May 2025 10:00 - 4:00
*** FULLY BOOKED *** Please contact us for waiting list
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £140 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Lighthouse, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EG
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
In our leading workshops, participants are introduced to the techniques used to make a decorative glass panel, including glass cutting, leading, soldering and glazing (cementing). After you've chosen your design, you will be taken through each step of the construction process and will practise the glazing techniques before making your own panel to take home.
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
details...
Glass Painting Workshop
24 May 2025 10:00-5:00
*** FULLY BOOKED *** Please contact us for waiting list
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £140 per person including all materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 4DL
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
The art of painting on glass was mastered in the medieval period. Over the following centuries, stained glass artists have used painting techniques to draw with line and light, to create depth and detail, and to control the atmospheric quality of light’s transmission through glass.
In this practical workshop, glass artist Derek Hunt will teach traditional painting techniques. Using vitreous pigment and silver stain on clear glass, students learn to work with a variety of brushes, sticks, quills and sponges to create different effects and shading in both wet and dry matts. Glass work will be fired at intervals throughout the workshop, and ready to take home at the end of the day.
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
details...
Family Glass Fusing Workshop AM
27 May 2025 11:00-12:30
Event category: Family ActivityPrice: £17.50 per participant
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Book
This ticket admits 1 participant to the workshop. Each member of the family wishing to make a fused glass panel needs to book a ticket. Suitable for ages: 7+
Are you looking for something memorable to do with your child this holiday? In this unique session you and your child/children can work alongside each other to make a beautiful fused panel, so no need for you parents to just watch, you can get creating too! You will begin by learning the principles and theory of glass cutting, fusing and firing. After this you will be taught how to cut the glass and try cutting the glass yourself. Other techniques you will be introduced to will include fusing clear and coloured glass using fritt, confetti, stringers and noodles. You will get to work on your design and make a 10cm x 10cm glass piece. The session leader will provide examples of the different techniques, processes, fittings and results for you to handle and examine, but the emphasis of the workshop will be on the creative designs that you can achieve by yourselves, ensuring that everyone will have a rewarding time.
Your glass will need to be kiln-fired after the workshop is finished so you will NOT be taking your glass home on the day of the session. Each firing takes 24hours. Once your fused artwork has been kiln-fired and cooled, we will contact you to let you know it is ready for collection. This will usually be within a week of completing the workshop.
Suitable for ages: 7+
details...
Family Glass Fusing Workshop PM
27 May 2025 1:30-3:00
Event category: Family ActivityPrice: £17.50 per participant
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Book
This ticket admits 1 participant to the workshop. Each member of the family wishing to make a fused glass panel needs to book a ticket. Suitable for ages: 7+
Are you looking for something memorable to do with your child this holiday? In this unique session you and your child/children can work alongside each other to make a beautiful fused panel, so no need for you parents to just watch, you can get creating too! You will begin by learning the principles and theory of glass cutting, fusing and firing. After this you will be taught how to cut the glass and try cutting the glass yourself. Other techniques you will be introduced to will include fusing clear and coloured glass using fritt, confetti, stringers and noodles. You will get to work on your design and make a 10cm x 10cm glass piece. The session leader will provide examples of the different techniques, processes, fittings and results for you to handle and examine, but the emphasis of the workshop will be on the creative designs that you can achieve by yourselves, ensuring that everyone will have a rewarding time.
Your glass will need to be kiln-fired after the workshop is finished so you will NOT be taking your glass home on the day of the session. Each firing takes 24hours. Once your fused artwork has been kiln-fired and cooled, we will contact you to let you know it is ready for collection. This will usually be within a week of completing the workshop.
Suitable for ages: 7+
details...
Children's May Half Term craft - Silk Painting Workshop
27 May 2025 10:00-11:00
Event category: Children's WorkshopPrice: £6.50 per child
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Book
Come and join us in the beautiful Stained Glass Museum to learn how to create your own stunning 15cm x 10cm silk painting. Suitable for children 7 years and over, beginners welcome! You will frame your finished gutta silk picture and take it home on the day for all to admire! Children must be accompanied by an adult for this workshop.
Please note: The Museum is located on an upper level of the Grade-I listed medieval Ely Cathedral. The entrance to the museum is via a spiral stone staircase of 40 steps from the south-west transept of Ely Cathedral. The stairs are fitted with a handrail. Unfortunately, there is no lift access to the Museum. The toilets are quite a hike from the museum, situated near the Lady Chapel in the Cathedral, so it’s advised that young people go to the toilet before the session begins.
Suitable for ages: 7 years +
Contact: learning@stainedglassmuseum.com
details...
SG Minis June Animal Fun!
4 Jun. 2025 10:00-11:30
Event category: Family ActivityPrice: £3 per child
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Book
Come and join our toddler group on the first Wednesday of the month for informal fun in our beautiful setting. Enjoy crafts, rhymes and stories linked to the theme. Explore our light box and interactive toys and meet new friends, all whilst relaxing with a drink and a biscuit.
Story time will be under one of our beautiful stained glass windows.
Suitable for babies and children up to 5 years old
The session takes place in the museum gallery which is accessed via a stone spiral staircase of approximately 40 steps. Buggy park and toilet facilities available on the ground floor of the Cathedral.
Attendance is limited to one child/one adult per ticket.
Session times: 10:00-11:30
£3.00 per child which includes all craft materials and a drink and biscuit.
Suitable for ages: Under 5's
Contact: learning@stainedglassmuseum.com
details...
Copper Foiling Workshop
5 Jun. 2025 10:00 - 4:00
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £140 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Lighthouse, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EG
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
The copper foiling technique, popularised by Tiffany in the 1890s, is ideal for making decorative panels, sun catchers, mirrors and ornaments. A choice of patterns will be provided along with a selection of coloured and textured glass. You will learn how to cut glass, and use copper tape and solder to create a seam with which to join your pieces of glass. At the end of the day, you will have made a finished piece of glass art to take home.
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
details...
Glass Painting Workshop
7 Jun. 2025 10:00-5:00
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £140 per person including all materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 4DL
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
The art of painting on glass was mastered in the medieval period. Over the following centuries, stained glass artists have used painting techniques to draw with line and light, to create depth and detail, and to control the atmospheric quality of light’s transmission through glass.
In this practical workshop, glass artist Derek Hunt will teach traditional painting techniques. Using vitreous pigment and silver stain on clear glass, students learn to work with a variety of brushes, sticks, quills and sponges to create different effects and shading in both wet and dry matts. Glass work will be fired at intervals throughout the workshop, and ready to take home at the end of the day.
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
details...
Leading and Glazing Workshop
19 Jun. 2025 10:00 - 4:00
*** FULLY BOOKED *** Please contact us for waiting list
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £140 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Lighthouse, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EG
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
In our leading workshops, participants are introduced to the techniques used to make a decorative glass panel, including glass cutting, leading, soldering and glazing (cementing). After you've chosen your design, you will be taken through each step of the construction process and will practise the glazing techniques before making your own panel to take home.
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
details...
Glass Fusing Workshop with Katie Lynn (Molten Wonky)
27 Jun. 2025 10:00am - 1:00pm
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £80 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, CB7 4DL
Book
With all our workshops we have tutors who love to share their passion for glass and Katie Lynn from Molten Wonky is no exception. With a mindset of EVERYONE is capable of creating and making something beautiful from glass Katie wants you all to enjoy experimenting with colourful glass and to make your very own products and decorations that you can use and enjoy at home.
During this 3 hour workshop, Katie will teach you the basics of glass fusing and how to cut your own glass shapes. You will then use this knowledge to create your own unique glass pieces, such as coasters, a set of bunting, or a suncatcher.
This is a hands-on workshop, with no previous experience necessary
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
details...
Glass Fusing Workshop with Katie Lynn (Molten Wonky)
27 Jun. 2025 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £80 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, CB7 4DL
Book
With all our workshops we have tutors who love to share their passion for glass and Katie Lynn from Molten Wonky is no exception. With a mindset of EVERYONE is capable of creating and making something beautiful from glass Katie wants you all to enjoy experimenting with colourful glass and to make your very own products and decorations that you can use and enjoy at home.
During this 3 hour workshop, Katie will teach you the basics of glass fusing and how to cut your own glass shapes. You will then use this knowledge to create your own unique glass pieces, such as coasters, a set of bunting, or a suncatcher.
This is a hands-on workshop, with no previous experience necessary
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
details...
SG Minis July Knights and Dragons.
2 Jul. 2025 10:00-11:30
Event category: Family ActivityPrice: £3 per child
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Book
Come and join our toddler group on the first Wednesday of the month for informal fun in our beautiful setting. Enjoy crafts, rhymes and stories linked to the theme. Explore our light box and interactive toys and meet new friends, all whilst relaxing with a drink and a biscuit.
Story time will be under one of our beautiful stained glass windows.
Suitable for babies and children up to 5 years old.
The session takes place in the museum gallery which is accessed via a stone spiral staircase of approximately 40 steps. Buggy park and toilet facilities available on the ground floor of the Cathedral.
Attendance is limited to one child/one adult per ticket.
Session times: 10:00-11:30
£3.00 per child which includes all craft materials and a drink and biscuit.
Suitable for ages: Under 5's
Contact: learning@stainedglassmuseum.com
details...
Leading and Glazing Workshop
5 Jul. 2025 10:00 - 4:00
*** FULLY BOOKED *** Please contact us for waiting list
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £140 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Lighthouse, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EG
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
In our leading workshops, participants are introduced to the techniques used to make a decorative glass panel, including glass cutting, leading, soldering and glazing (cementing). After you've chosen your design, you will be taken through each step of the construction process and will practise the glazing techniques before making your own panel to take home.
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
details...
Two Day Glass Stained Glass Workshop
18 Jul. 2025 10:00-4:00 - 19 Jul. 2025
*** FULLY BOOKED *** Please contact us for waiting list
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £280 per person including all materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum & Lighthouse Ely
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
You begin the first day with your tutor by choosing your own panel design from a selection of patterns, known as ‘cartoons’. Then selecting the coloured glass for your painted areas, you will learn how to cut it to shape and your tutor will demonstrate how to size and score glass to make a break line, and how to grind the edges of the cut glass to achieve a precise shape. The remainder of the day will be spent learning how to apply the enamel paint using different paint techniques. Finished pieces will be kiln fired at intervals throughout the day.
During the second day, you will learn the leading, glazing and soldering techniques that will enable you to assemble your cut glass pieces into a single stained glass panel. Your tutor will demonstrate how to frame your cartoon with wood laths, forming a matrix into which lead calmes and glass can be inserted. You will be taught how to cut lead calmes, and how to open up their central channel to accommodate cut glass. Once you have fixed all of your glass pieces in lead, you will be shown how to use a soldering iron to bond the joints of lead. If you would like to be able to hang your panel, your tutor will help you solder a fixture to the lead. This is the final stage of the workshop, after which you will be able to take your stained glass panel home to enjoy!
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
details...
Children's Glass Fusing Workshop for beginners AM
28 Jul. 2025 11:00-12:30
Event category: Children's WorkshopPrice: £17.50 per child
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Book
This ticket admits 1 child (who must be accompanied by an adult). Space is limited in the workshop so we ask that ONLY ONE parent/carer accompanies child for the duration of the workshop. Suitable for ages: 7+
Learn the principles and theory of glass cutting, fusing and firing glass. You will then work on your own design and make a 10cm x10cm glass piece.
Your glass will need to be kiln-fired after the workshop is finished. This process takes 24 hours and will usually takes place with in a week of the session. Once your fused artwork has been kiln-fired and cooled, we will contact you to let you know it is ready for collection.
Suitable for ages: 7+
details...
Children's Glass Fusing Workshop for beginners PM
28 Jul. 2025 1:30-3:00
Event category: Children's WorkshopPrice: £17.50 per child
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Book
This ticket admits 1 child (who must be accompanied by an adult). Space is limited in the workshop so we ask that ONLY ONE parent/carer accompanies child for the duration of the workshop. Suitable for ages: 7+
Learn the principles and theory of glass cutting, fusing and firing glass. You will then work on your own design and make a 10cm x10cm glass piece.
Your glass will need to be kiln-fired after the workshop is finished. This process takes 24 hours and will usually takes place with in a week of the session. Once your fused artwork has been kiln-fired and cooled, we will contact you to let you know it is ready for collection.
Suitable for ages: 7+
details...
Family Glass Fusing Workshop AM
18 Aug. 2025 11:00-12:30
Event category: Family ActivityPrice: £17.50 per participant
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Book
This ticket admits 1 participant to the workshop. Each member of the family wishing to make a fused glass panel needs to book a ticket. Suitable for ages: 7+
Are you looking for something memorable to do with your child this holiday? In this unique session you and your child/children can work alongside each other to make a beautiful fused panel, so no need for you parents to just watch, you can get creating too! You will begin by learning the principles and theory of glass cutting, fusing and firing. After this you will be taught how to cut the glass and try cutting the glass yourself. Other techniques you will be introduced to will include fusing clear and coloured glass using fritt, confetti, stringers and noodles. You will get to work on your design and make a 10cm x 10cm glass piece. The session leader will provide examples of the different techniques, processes, fittings and results for you to handle and examine, but the emphasis of the workshop will be on the creative designs that you can achieve by yourselves, ensuring that everyone will have a rewarding time.
Your glass will need to be kiln-fired after the workshop is finished so you will NOT be taking your glass home on the day of the session. Each firing takes 24hours. Once your fused artwork has been kiln-fired and cooled, we will contact you to let you know it is ready for collection. This will usually be within a week of completing the workshop.
Suitable for ages: 7+
details...
Family Glass Fusing Workshop PM
18 Aug. 2025 1:30-3:00
Event category: Family ActivityPrice: £17.50 per participant
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Book
This ticket admits 1 participant to the workshop. Each member of the family wishing to make a fused glass panel needs to book a ticket. Suitable for ages: 7+
Are you looking for something memorable to do with your child this holiday? In this unique session you and your child/children can work alongside each other to make a beautiful fused panel, so no need for you parents to just watch, you can get creating too! You will begin by learning the principles and theory of glass cutting, fusing and firing. After this you will be taught how to cut the glass and try cutting the glass yourself. Other techniques you will be introduced to will include fusing clear and coloured glass using fritt, confetti, stringers and noodles. You will get to work on your design and make a 10cm x 10cm glass piece. The session leader will provide examples of the different techniques, processes, fittings and results for you to handle and examine, but the emphasis of the workshop will be on the creative designs that you can achieve by yourselves, ensuring that everyone will have a rewarding time.
Your glass will need to be kiln-fired after the workshop is finished so you will NOT be taking your glass home on the day of the session. Each firing takes 24hours. Once your fused artwork has been kiln-fired and cooled, we will contact you to let you know it is ready for collection. This will usually be within a week of completing the workshop.
Suitable for ages: 7+
details...
Glass Fusing Workshop with Katie Lynn (Molten Wonky)
5 Sep. 2025 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £80 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, CB7 4DL
Book
With all our workshops we have tutors who love to share their passion for glass and Katie Lynn from Molten Wonky is no exception. With a mindset of EVERYONE is capable of creating and making something beautiful from glass Katie wants you all to enjoy experimenting with colourful glass and to make your very own products and decorations that you can use and enjoy at home.
During this 3 hour workshop, Katie will teach you the basics of glass fusing and how to cut your own glass shapes. You will then use this knowledge to create your own unique glass pieces, such as coasters, a set of bunting, or a suncatcher.
This is a hands-on workshop, with no previous experience necessary
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
details...
Glass Fusing Workshop with Katie Lynn (Molten Wonky)
5 Sep. 2025 10:00am - 1:00pm
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £80 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, CB7 4DL
Book
With all our workshops we have tutors who love to share their passion for glass and Katie Lynn from Molten Wonky is no exception. With a mindset of EVERYONE is capable of creating and making something beautiful from glass Katie wants you all to enjoy experimenting with colourful glass and to make your very own products and decorations that you can use and enjoy at home.
During this 3 hour workshop, Katie will teach you the basics of glass fusing and how to cut your own glass shapes. You will then use this knowledge to create your own unique glass pieces, such as coasters, a set of bunting, or a suncatcher.
This is a hands-on workshop, with no previous experience necessary
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
details...
Copper Foiling Workshop
6 Sep. 2025 10:00 - 4:00
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £140 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Lighthouse, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EG
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
The copper foiling technique, popularised by Tiffany in the 1890s, is ideal for making decorative panels, sun catchers, mirrors and ornaments. A choice of patterns will be provided along with a selection of coloured and textured glass. You will learn how to cut glass, and use copper tape and solder to create a seam with which to join your pieces of glass. At the end of the day, you will have made a finished piece of glass art to take home.
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
details...
Leading and Glazing Workshop
18 Sep. 2025 10:00 - 4:00
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £140 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Lighthouse, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EG
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
In our leading workshops, participants are introduced to the techniques used to make a decorative glass panel, including glass cutting, leading, soldering and glazing (cementing). After you've chosen your design, you will be taken through each step of the construction process and will practise the glazing techniques before making your own panel to take home.
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
details...
Two Day Glass Stained Glass Workshop
26 Sep. 2025 10:00-4:00 - 27 Sep. 2025
*** FULLY BOOKED *** Please contact us for waiting list
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £280 per person including all materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum & Lighthouse Ely
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
You begin the first day with your tutor by choosing your own panel design from a selection of patterns, known as ‘cartoons’. Then selecting the coloured glass for your painted areas, you will learn how to cut it to shape and your tutor will demonstrate how to size and score glass to make a break line, and how to grind the edges of the cut glass to achieve a precise shape. The remainder of the day will be spent learning how to apply the enamel paint using different paint techniques. Finished pieces will be kiln fired at intervals throughout the day.
During the second day, you will learn the leading, glazing and soldering techniques that will enable you to assemble your cut glass pieces into a single stained glass panel. Your tutor will demonstrate how to frame your cartoon with wood laths, forming a matrix into which lead calmes and glass can be inserted. You will be taught how to cut lead calmes, and how to open up their central channel to accommodate cut glass. Once you have fixed all of your glass pieces in lead, you will be shown how to use a soldering iron to bond the joints of lead. If you would like to be able to hang your panel, your tutor will help you solder a fixture to the lead. This is the final stage of the workshop, after which you will be able to take your stained glass panel home to enjoy!
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
details...
Copper Foiling Workshop
2 Oct. 2025 10:00 - 4:00
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £140 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Lighthouse, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EG
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
The copper foiling technique, popularised by Tiffany in the 1890s, is ideal for making decorative panels, sun catchers, mirrors and ornaments. A choice of patterns will be provided along with a selection of coloured and textured glass. You will learn how to cut glass, and use copper tape and solder to create a seam with which to join your pieces of glass. At the end of the day, you will have made a finished piece of glass art to take home.
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
details...
Two Day Screen Printing on Glass - Masterclass
9 Oct. 2025 10:00 - 16:30 - 10 Oct. 2025
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £350 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Book
In this exclusive masterclass, award winning artist James Cockerill of HALTglass will share his knowledge and innovative methods as he guides you through the process of creating a bespoke screen printed glass artwork.
Learning will be hands-on, with skills and concepts taught through practical application as you create a glass artwork. Prior to attending, James will work with you to select four of your own images, which he will then prepare into screens. You will also have access to James’s large selection of screens prepared with his own stock images. During the masterclass, these screens will form the basis of your artwork. Using your bespoke screens, specialist paints and enamels, you will learn to compose and print your images, overlaying them on both sides of float glass. Your glass will then be kiln-fired to make permanent its collaged images. In addition to tuition of technique, James will demonstrate how images are prepared for printing using Photoshop and will offer advice on how to integrate screen printing into your creative work, drawing on his own diverse art practice.
No previous glass or print experience is required!
Maximum 8 persons.
Workshop includes: • Group and individual instruction in English • Essential materials, tools, and mediums
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
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Two Day Painting Workshop
17 Oct. 2025 10:00-5:00 - 18 Oct. 2025
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £280 per person including all materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
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During your workshop you will be looking at the classical portraits and faces taken from our gallery at the Stained Glass Museum to recreate your own version to take home. You also bring your own portrait designs if you wish.
You will be using a mixed variety of techniques and brushes to create your final pieces. A selection of tinted coloured glass will be available to use and the chance to explore using a variety of mediums to paint with as well as applying silver stain to your work. Each piece of glass will be fired several times over the length of the workshop ready for you to take home. You also bring your own portrait designs.
The workshop will have a maximum of six students, allowing for ample individual as well as group tuition.
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
Leading and Glazing Workshop
18 Oct. 2025 10:00 - 4:00
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £140 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Lighthouse, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EG
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
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In our leading workshops, participants are introduced to the techniques used to make a decorative glass panel, including glass cutting, leading, soldering and glazing (cementing). After you've chosen your design, you will be taken through each step of the construction process and will practise the glazing techniques before making your own panel to take home.
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
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Glass Fusing Workshop with Katie Lynn (Molten Wonky)
31 Oct. 2025 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £80 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, CB7 4DL
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With all our workshops we have tutors who love to share their passion for glass and Katie Lynn from Molten Wonky is no exception. With a mindset of EVERYONE is capable of creating and making something beautiful from glass Katie wants you all to enjoy experimenting with colourful glass and to make your very own products and decorations that you can use and enjoy at home.
During this 3 hour workshop, Katie will teach you the basics of glass fusing and how to cut your own glass shapes. You will then use this knowledge to create your own unique glass pieces, such as coasters, a set of bunting, or a suncatcher.
This is a hands-on workshop, with no previous experience necessary
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
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Glass Fusing Workshop with Katie Lynn (Molten Wonky)
31 Oct. 2025 10:00am - 1:00pm
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £80 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, CB7 4DL
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With all our workshops we have tutors who love to share their passion for glass and Katie Lynn from Molten Wonky is no exception. With a mindset of EVERYONE is capable of creating and making something beautiful from glass Katie wants you all to enjoy experimenting with colourful glass and to make your very own products and decorations that you can use and enjoy at home.
During this 3 hour workshop, Katie will teach you the basics of glass fusing and how to cut your own glass shapes. You will then use this knowledge to create your own unique glass pieces, such as coasters, a set of bunting, or a suncatcher.
This is a hands-on workshop, with no previous experience necessary
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
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Two Day Glass Stained Glass Workshop
14 Nov. 2025 10:00-4:00 - 15 Nov. 2025
*** FULLY BOOKED *** Please contact us for waiting list
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £280 per person including all materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum & Lighthouse Ely
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
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You begin the first day with your tutor by choosing your own panel design from a selection of patterns, known as ‘cartoons’. Then selecting the coloured glass for your painted areas, you will learn how to cut it to shape and your tutor will demonstrate how to size and score glass to make a break line, and how to grind the edges of the cut glass to achieve a precise shape. The remainder of the day will be spent learning how to apply the enamel paint using different paint techniques. Finished pieces will be kiln fired at intervals throughout the day.
During the second day, you will learn the leading, glazing and soldering techniques that will enable you to assemble your cut glass pieces into a single stained glass panel. Your tutor will demonstrate how to frame your cartoon with wood laths, forming a matrix into which lead calmes and glass can be inserted. You will be taught how to cut lead calmes, and how to open up their central channel to accommodate cut glass. Once you have fixed all of your glass pieces in lead, you will be shown how to use a soldering iron to bond the joints of lead. If you would like to be able to hang your panel, your tutor will help you solder a fixture to the lead. This is the final stage of the workshop, after which you will be able to take your stained glass panel home to enjoy!
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
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Two Day Painting Workshop
28 Nov. 2025 10:00-5:00 - 29 Nov. 2025
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £280 per person including all materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
During your workshop you will be looking at the classical portraits and faces taken from our gallery at the Stained Glass Museum to recreate your own version to take home. You also bring your own portrait designs if you wish.
You will be using a mixed variety of techniques and brushes to create your final pieces. A selection of tinted coloured glass will be available to use and the chance to explore using a variety of mediums to paint with as well as applying silver stain to your work. Each piece of glass will be fired several times over the length of the workshop ready for you to take home. You also bring your own portrait designs.
The workshop will have a maximum of six students, allowing for ample individual as well as group tuition.
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
Refunds & Cancellation Policy
For cancellations made more than 28 days in advance we offer a full refund or one free date change.
For cancellations made between 14 and 28 days in advance we will offer a 50% refund or allow one free date change.
For cancellations made less than 14 days in advance we are unable to offer a refund or date change on workshop places, although you are welcome to transfer the booking to someone else.
If a date change has already been requested we cannot offer a refund on a subsequent cancellation.
We are unable to refund workshops paid for using workshop vouchers.
Please bear in mind that the Stained Glass Museum is a charity and in order to operate successfully it’s important that we adhere to this policy.
Cancellation of courses by the Museum
Under rare or exceptional circumstances the Museum may have to cancel workshops. If a cancellation is necessary, we will do our utmost to contact you by phone or email as soon as possible before the workshop is held. You will be offered either a full refund or the option to transfer their booking to an alternative date/workshop.
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.
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