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Tuesday January 5, 2010 | by Andrew Page

Guest Blogger: Glass as tourist attraction (Part I)
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The Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington, is promoted by the regional tourism office. The term “tourist” conjures up images of slow-moving hoards of out-of-towners dressed in bucket hats and fanny packs, easy targets for the derision of sophisticated locals. Yet tourists and the dollars they add to local economies are highly sought-after by municipal and regional officials looking to improve their fiscal realities. The top of the tourist class are the cultural tourists, a type of visitor assumed to earn more money, spend more money, and support upscale businesses and institutions. Nearly every ambitious city official wants to attract the museum-going tourist, and an increasing number of them are turning to the sparkling jewel of art made from glass to lure them.

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Glass: The UrbanGlass Quarterly, a glossy art magazine published four times a year by UrbanGlass has provided a critical context to the most important artwork being done in the medium of glass for more than 40 years.