Press Releases

• Courtney Skipton Long Appointed Director of Development at The Glass House

  NEW CANAAN, CONN. (July 8, 2024) – The Glass House, a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, announces the appointment of Courtney Skipton …

• Reopening an iconic modernist landmark, The Glass House in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation,® completes restoration of the historic Brick House (1949) after a 15-year closure

  The comprehensive $1.8 million plan, developed by Mark Stoner, AIA, Senior Director of Preservation Architecture | Graham Gund Architect, and executed by general contractor, Hobbs, …

• The National Trust for Historic Preservation / The Glass House Announce the Restoration of the Historic Brick House

  THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION / THE GLASS HOUSE ANNOUNCES THE RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC BRICK HOUSE, REOPENING AN ICONIC MODERNIST LANDMARK AFTER BEING …

• The National Trust announces new Executive Director of The Glass House

  NEW CANAAN, Conn. (July 14, 2023) – The Glass House, a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, announced today the appointment of Kirsten …

• The Glass House Annual Summer Party Celebrating Art, Culture, and Design

  The Glass House Annual Summer Party Celebrating Art, Culture, and Design Featuring a special limited edition benefit sculpture created by artist Derrick Adams Saturday, June …

• “Through Your Looking Glass”, the First of its Kind Art Showcase Highlighting the Intersection of Art, Design and Architecture on Social Justice

  New Canaan, CT – August 30, 2022 Stand Together Against Racism (S.T.A.R.), in partnership with The Glass House, announces a special middle and high school …

• Robert Stadler: Playdate

  Robert Stadler: Playdate September 9 – December 14, 2022 Paris-based, and internationally recognized, designer Robert Stadler has been working with The Glass House since 2020 …

• The Glass House 15th Anniversary Summer Party

  The Glass House 15th Anniversary Summer Party Featuring a live performance by award-winning tap dancer and choreographer Ayodele Casel with DJ Paul Sevigny Saturday, June …

• David Hartt: A Colored Garden

  Now in its second season, David Hartt: A Colored Garden has expanded to include a new exhibition of paintings and video alongside the first artist-designed …

• Charles Ethan Porter in the Painting Gallery as part of David Hartt: A Colored Garden

  NEW CANAAN, Conn. (April 22, 2022) – The Glass House proudly presents a selection of nine still-life paintings by Charles Ethan Porter (1847 – 1923) …

• Texture and Transparency – Short visual tours of the Glass House

  NEW CANAAN, Conn. (May 13, 2020) — Texture & Transparency: Philip Johnson’s Glass House. Architectural photographer and filmmaker Michael Biondo and creative reality capture duo …

• Pliable Plane: Anni Albers

  NEW CANAAN, Conn. (June 1, 2020) – The Glass House is pleased to introduce Pliable Plane, an occasional project series in which we invite an …

• Adam McEwen: Chocked Rim, 2019 at the Glass House

  NEW CANAAN, Conn (May 24, 2019) –The Glass House is pleased to present Adam McEwen as this year’s annual Summer Party artist for the June …

• Gay Gatherings:
  Philip Johnson, David Whitney and the Modern Arts
  May 1 – August 15, 2019

  NEW CANAAN, Conn. (March 28, 2019) — Gay Gatherings: Philip Johnson, David Whitney and the Modern Arts explores interactions at the Philip Johnson-designed Glass House …

• The Replacement of the Glass House Ceiling

  NEW CANAAN, Conn. (March 1, 2018) – The Glass House continues our ongoing commitment to architecture and the arts with the replacement of the entire …

• The Glass House Announces Greg Sages as Executive Director and Scott Drevnig, Deputy Director

  New Canaan, Conn- September 24, 2015 – The Glass House is pleased to announce Greg Sages as Executive Director and Scott Drevnig is promoted to …

• Jennie C. Jones: RPM (revolutions per minute)

  Jennie C. Jones: RPM (revolutions per minute) The Glass House September 1 – November 30, 2018 NEW CANAAN, Conn. (July 12, 2018) – Jennie C. …

• An Evening with Norman Foster + Robert A.M. Stern

  WHO: The Glass House together with Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope® and Gaggenau, the elite-luxury brand for built-in home appliances. Champagne by Krug. WHAT: The Glass House presents …

• Lynn Davis: On Ice

  August 24 – November 30, 2017 NEW CANAAN, Conn. (August 14, 2017) – Lynn Davis: On Ice presents a selection of photographs from the artist’s …

• Robert Indiana: ONE through ZERO

  May 11 – November 30, 2017 Numbers fill my life. They fill my life even more than love. We are immersed in numbers from the …

• Julian Schnabel: “Paintings that I hope Philip and David would like.”

  May 1 – August 14, 2017 Rotation 1: Wax Paintings from the 1970s, May 1 – June 5 Rotation 2: Paintings After 2000, June 8 …

• The Glass House Named a 2016 Art Conservation Project Grant Recipient by Bank of America

  New Canaan, Conn. – Jan. 13, 2017 – Bank of America announced the Glass House is the recipient of a grant from the Bank of America 2016 …

• Hermès Supports Preservation of The Glass House with Elaine Lustig Cohen’s “Centered Rhyme” Silk Twill Scarf

  February, 2017 – Hermès of Paris, Inc. is honored to introduce Centered Rhyme, a limited-edition 90x90cm silk twill scarf featuring a design by the late …

• Yayoi Kusama: Narcissus Garden

  NEW CANAAN, Conn. (May 2, 2016) – The Glass House is pleased to present Yayoi Kusama: Narcissus Garden, a landscape installation that will be on …

• The Restoration of the Glass House Sculpture Gallery, 2015 – 2016

  Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope® continues their ongoing commitment to architecture and the arts with their support of the restoration of the Sculpture Gallery, one of 14 structures …

• Elaine Lustig Cohen – June 13 – September 28, 2015

  The Glass House presents the first survey to explore the relationship between the early paintings and pioneering design projects of Elaine Lustig Cohen. Based in New …

• Highlights from the Sculpture Gallery in Da Monsta

  The Glass House, a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is pleased to announce an exhibition of highlights from the collection of the Sculpture Gallery at …

• Glass House Community Day May 6th 2015

  The Glass House hosts Community Day on May 6, 2015 with FREE tour tickets for New Canaan residents The Glass House will host its fifth …

• Fujiko Nakaya: Veil 2014

  (New Canaan, Conn — February 5, 2014) Coinciding with the 65th anniversary of the Glass House and its 2014 tour season, the Glass House will …