Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass

Engage, Excite and Educate  our regional and global audiences using our world renowned glass paperweights, glass collections and changing exhibitions. In addition to the donation of their Germanic glass collection, Ernst and Carol Mahler added much to the success of the museum. After Mrs. Bergstrom died in February of 1958 and bequeathed her glass collections and her 1929 Tudor home to the City of Neenah, the Mahlers and several other community members worked together to found the museum. On April 5, 1959, the John Nelson Bergstrom Art Center opened to the public. In an effort to meet the needs of its growing public, museum expansions took place in 1965, 1986, and again in 1997. Bergstrom-Mahler Museum now greets more than 29,000 visitors each year. The museum glass collection numbers over 3,500 objects and is revered in glass collection communities worldwide.