 The Corning Museum of Glass actively researches, publishes, and provides lectures about a broad range of glass topics.The museum hosts The Rakow Research Library, which houses the world's most comprehensive collection of materials on the art and history of glass and glassmaking (and is open to the public).The Rakow Research Library, founded as part of The Corning Museum of Glass in 1951, is a public institution that houses the world's most comprehensive collection of materials on the art and history of glass and glassmaking.