Several ASTC members have had locations named TIME magazine’s list of “The World’s Greatest Places for 2025.”
The list was compiled by TIME‘s editors from nominations submitted by the magazine’s international network of correspondents and contributors, as well as through an application process. They were especially interested in places that offered “new and exciting experiences.”
Corning, New York
As part if its 2024 renovation and expansion, Corning Museum of Glass unveiled The Studio as an expanded center for glassmaking and education, where state-of-the-art facilities allow artists and students of all skill levels can create and learn more about glass. The Studio now included a neon shop, digital fabrication facilities, and expanded workshops for woodworking and metalworking.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Originally founded in 1894 by astronomer Percival Lowell, the observatory was recognized for its brand new Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center, which opened this past fall. While the center includes interactive exhibits and a 160° wraparound LED theater screen, TIME especially loves its “most game-changing feature,” the rooftop planetarium that uses the actual night sky as its canvas.
Los Angeles, California
This past year, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County opened the doors on NHM Commons, a 75,000-square-foot community space that opens the museum up to its surrounding par. With a welcoming glass facade, the NHM Commons breaks down barriers to engaging with the museum visually and financially; including many new free experiences, a 75-foot-long green-boned sauropod (“Gnatalie”), a new home for the once-controversial mural L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective, a new multi-purpose theater, a grab n’ go cafe run by a beloved local eatery, and a local-inspired museum shop. And programming in the new space is informed by two advisory councils drawn from the local community.
