Links to External Stained Glass Resources
UK stained glass sites
- Association for the History of Glass – aims to advance knowledge and interest in the study of glass, including stained glass, for all periods of history and in all parts of the world.
- Burrell Collection, Glasgow – has an extensive collection related to Scottish stained glass, art glass and Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
- Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi (CVMA) – an archive of over 10 000 photographs and information on the stained glass of medieval (and other) periods in England.
- Friends of Friendless Churches – churches saved from demolition, decay and unsympathetic conversion.
- National Glass Centre, Sunderland – dedicated to promoting glass, including stained glass, in all its uses: in design, technology and art.
- Society of Antiquaries of London – home of the British Society of Master Glass Painters Reference Library.
- Society of Glass Technology – aims to further the study of the history, art, science, design, manufacture, treatment, distribution and use of glass.
- Stained Glass Museum at Ely – a collection illustrating the unbroken tradition of stained glass in Britain from the 13th century to the 20th century.
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London – the National Collection of Glass, with more than 6000 pieces, from the Middle East, Europe and America, illustrating the 4000-year history of glass, from the 2nd millennium BC to the present.
- Vidimus – the only on-line magazine devoted to medieval stained glass. Vidimus appears monthly and subscription is free.
- The Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass – one of the Ancient Livery Companies of the City of London, dating back to 1328, concerned with the art and craft of historic and contemporary stained and decorative glass for buildings.
- William Morris Gallery, London – with stained glass by Morris, Rossetti, Burne-Jones and the Arts & Crafts Movement.
International stained glass sites
- American Stained Glass Guild – US society of stained glass artists and conservators.
- Centre International du Vitrail – international exhibition centre and permanent stained glass panel collection in Chartres, France.
- Cloisters Museum, New York – a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, focusing on art from the Middle Ages, with online images.
- Corning Museum of Glass, New York – museum dedicated to the art and history of glass.
- CVMA archives: Austria France Germany
- Fundacio Centre del Vidre de Barcelona – a foundation that seeks to raise awareness of glass and foster research and training.
- Getty Museum, Los Angeles – a newly acquired collection of Gothic, Renaissance and silver-stained roundels
- Glasmalerei Museum, Linnich – German stained glass museum, with examples from the middle ages to the present day.
- Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg – Russian museum with an important collection of medieval stained glass and mosaics, some of which can now be viewed online.
- Musées National du Moyen Age, Paris – the French National Museum of the Middle Ages, housed in the former Parisian Mansion of the Abbots of Cluny, includes a important collection of stained glass, some of which can be viewed online.
- Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels – contains European glass dating from antiquity to the end of the 19th century. In French and Flemish only.
- Museum Schnuetgen, Cologne – contains a large collection of European painted and stained glass.
- Musée Suisse de Vitrail – exhibitions and permanent collection of old and contemporary stained glass. In French only.
- Registry of Stained Glass Windows in Canada – based at York University in Toronto, this is an ongoing listing of buildings and their individual windows.
- Stained Glass Association of America – a non-profit association for stained glass practitioners and enthusiasts founded in 1903.
