Wheaton Arts & Cultural Center
1501 Glasstown Rd, Millville, NJ 08332
Wheaton Village is a nonprofit art-based organization located in Millville, N. J. It houses a collection of more than 6,500 objects in a 20,000-square-foot exhibition area. The collection is shown in period rooms and organized chronologically, beginning with a piece from the 1739 Wistarburgh Glass Works, America's first successful glass factory. Some of the other glass factories represented includes Mount Washington, Pairpoint, Durand and Tiffany. Other exhibits include mason jars, paperweights, Victorian art glass, uranium glass, free-blown whimsies. Works of contemporary artists such as Paul J. Stankard, Dale Chihuly and Ginny Ruffner can be seen at the art gallery. Visitors can also view the world's largest bottle, which was made in Wheaton Village's glass factory and featured in The Guinness Book of World Records.
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12/04/2007
Provided by YP.comGreat place to take the whole family. Learn about glassmaking. Watch the craftsmen work. Numerous small shops filled with amazing glass items. Great old time general store with gift items and old fashioned candy. Nice place to spend a day.
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- Cultural Centers, Community Organizations, Historical Places
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Parking: Self
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
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