主馆和设计新馆，作为两栋独立的建筑从不同角度诠释了玻璃的潜能。自 2011 年开馆以来，馆藏的艺术品和设计品日益增多。设计新馆的空间能适应不断演变的当代玻璃艺术场景，体现了玻璃这种介质的无尽可能性。

Exquisite pieces from Pia Wüstenberg, Formafantasma, Nendo, the Campana Brothers, and more are available to view in this permanent collection. The curated variety demonstrates the breadth of the material’s properties. Renowned architect Tadao Ando, whose glasswork is also on display in the Design Wing, sums up this unique medium beautifully: “During a time when human warmth is being lost, a material such a glass, in itself cold, preserves, through its hand‑manufacturing, its warmth.”

设计新馆由两层展览空间组成，其设计与上海玻璃博物馆主馆形成鲜明对比，如同日与夜一般遥相辉映。尽管两者兼具简约的风格，但主馆的主调是凝重内敛的，旨在深层次地探寻玻璃的世界；而设计新馆却巧妙的借用自然光，将展品如画纸般铺陈出来。大幅落地玻璃窗和浅色内墙显得明亮温暖，镜面墙的运用制造了通透的空间感。

Though the majority of the space resembles a minimalist and clean studio, there are surprises at every turn. Visitors are suddenly greeted with a mind-bending art installation when ascending the central staircase. Cleverly placed neon lights and mirrors play on the words “Whatever you think, think the opposite,” and “What is essential is invisible to the eye” in English as well as their Chinese adaptations. More than a place to walk through and see incredible designs, the Design Wing gives visitors to pause for thought about what they are experiencing.

设计新馆的目标是成为创意的启发之地，如同艺术一样，设计同样旨在交流，玻璃的表达形式是无穷无尽的，而设计新馆将这种非凡的材料特性淋漓尽致得体现出来。