THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART IS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION THAT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE MUSEUM PRESENTS CHANGING EXHIBITIONS AS WELL AS A BROAD PERMANENT COLLECTION FROM A WIDE ARRAY OF CULTURES AND TIMES. TO THIS END, THE MUSEUM COLLECTS, PRESERVES, DISPLAYS AND INTERPRETS ORIGINAL WORKS OF ART FOR THE ENJOYMENT AND EDUCATION OF A DIVERSE CONSTITUENCY. IN NOVEMBER 2011, THE MUSEUM OPERATES A GLASS MAKING STUDIO ADJACENT TO ITS MAIN BUILDING. THE STUDIO OFFERS A FULL PROGRAM OF PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS AND CLASSES AS WELL AS A ROBUST SET OF EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH REGIONAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND A DYNAMIC VISITING ARTIST PROGRAM. STUDIO PROGRAMMING IS DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT AND ENRICH THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE MUSEUM'S OUTSTANDING COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL GLASS.
