Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass is an accredited art museum located in the Fox Cities region of Wisconsin, 200 miles north of Chicago. The art museum opened 1959 to house the most representative collection of glass paperweights in the world and now holds three additional glass collections including, antique Germanic drinking vessels, Victorian art glass and contemporary studio glass. The museum focuses programming solely on glass offering temporary exhibitions in this amazing medium. The Glass Studio at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum offers public instruction in flame working and kiln-formed glass making techniques throughout the year. The museum is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization. It is operated by a private foundation independent of the City of Neenah. Although the name of the museum may sound familiar, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum is not affiliated with organizations similarly named.