Tacoma玻璃博物馆访问
2015年11月17日（美国当地时间）
上海玻璃博物馆执行总裁张琳陪同宝山区区长方世忠一行前往美国Tacoma玻璃博物馆进行友好访问和会面。
访问团一行首先访问位于Sea-Tac机场的Kids Design Glass展览，Kids Design Glass项目是Tacoma玻璃博物馆饶有趣味的儿童项目。博物馆每月邀请小朋友们按照相关主题进行绘画，从中遴选出部分作品，烧制成玻璃艺术品。此次巡展在Sea-Tac机场进行，不仅是Kids Design Glass项目的阶段性成果展示，也是此项目走出博物馆，也是扩大影响力和宣传力的重要一步。上海玻璃博物馆与今年5月开展中国“天才玻璃梦想家”（Kids Design Glass）活动，共收到小朋友绘画作品300余幅，最终选取20幅送往美国Tacoma玻璃博物馆由热玻璃艺术家制作成玻璃艺术品。
参观结束之后，访问团一行依约前往Tacoma市政府，与当地市长Marilyn Strickland女士、商务处高级顾问Michael A Fowler先生会面。会谈期间，Strickland女士表达了对方区一行的欢迎，并表达愿意与宝山区缔结为友好城市的意愿。方世忠区长也赞扬了Tacoma市的城市建设和规划，提出了宝山区在转型时期的可参照对象。双方短暂而愉快的会晤之后，并交换礼物。会面后，在Tacoma玻璃博物馆执行馆长Debbie Lenk和艺术总监Susan Warner的陪同下，访问团一行参观了Tacoma玻璃博物馆，并深入热玻璃表演区域与工作人员进行交流，最后在方世忠区长等一行的见证下，艺术总监Susan Warner与上海博物馆执行总裁张琳共同签署了Kids Design Glass 天才玻璃梦想家合作计划。
上海玻璃博物馆创始人，执行总裁张琳先生在筹备建馆时，曾于2007年访问学习Tacoma玻璃博物馆，并在这之后保持着持续的联系和合作。我们相信，借由此次访问之后，两馆之间，两城之间将会形成更深入的发展与深厚的渊源。
The Trip to Museum of Glass in Tacoma
November 17, 2015
Mr. Zhang Lin, the President of Shanghai Museum of Glass, accompanied the Mayor Fang Shizhong of Baoshan District to visit Museum of Glass in Tacoma on November 17, 2015(American Local Time).
The delegation first had a tour to the exhibition of Kids Design Glass at Sea-Tac Airport. Kid Design Glass is an interesting project held by Museum of Glass in Tacoma for children. The museum invites children to paint according to fixed theme each month, selects some of paintings and makes them into glass art works. The tour held in Sea-Tac Airport is a show of initial achievements of the project, also an important step out of the museum to expand its influence and publicity. Shanghai Glass Museum launched the project in May 2015, and has received more than 300 drawings from children. And 20 ones were selected and sent to Museum of Glass in Tacoma, where the art glass works of these drawing will be made by hot glass artists.
After the tour, the visiting delegation headed to the government of Tacoma and had a meeting with the mayor Ms. Marilyn Strickland and the senior adviser of commerce department Mr. Michael A Fowler. During the period, the Strickland expressed a welcome to the Mayor Fang and the willingness to conclude a friendly city with Baoshan District. Fang Shizhong praised the urban planning and construction of Tacoma, and put forward the reference object for Baoshan District in its transition period. After the short and pleasant meeting, the two sides exchanged gifts with each other. After the meeting, the Executive Director of Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Mr. Debbie Lenk, and the Art Director Ms. Susan Warner accompanied the delegation to visit the Museum of Glass in Tamaco, exchanges ideas with the staff in the hot glass show area. At last, under the witness of Mayor Fang, Ms. Susan Warner and Mr. Zhang Lin signed the cooperative plan of Kid Design Glass.
