Barware

In May, Mid-Century aficionados have an opportunity to tune in or visit the International Museum of Dinnerware Design (IMoDD) in person, as its Barware exhibition celebrates the way we’ve reveled, toasted, and drank to our good health over the decades.

On Wednesday May 14, 2025, at 6:30 pm, IMoDD will offer a free Zoom event with collector Scott Hamblen, titled Mid-Century Beverage Ware: From the Kitchen Table to the Cocktail Table. The event is part of the IMoDD Unforgettable Dinnerware lecture series that the Museum has been offering since March 2022. Registration is required for this free zoom event. The Zoom lecture is free. Register Here.

For those in the greater Kingston and Hudson Valley surrounding communities, the party continues with a mixology event and Barware pop up exhibition – one night only – on Thursday May 22, 5-8 pm, at IMoDD, located at 524 Broadway, The Museum will be partnering with Tapped into the Catskills, which will be mixing and serving cocktails from its signature vintage mobile bar wagon, parked in front of IMoDD. Cash bar (for attendees only) will include a bevy of cocktails and mocktails – a perfect way to sip and explore IMoDD!

IMoDD’s Barware exhibition includes international barware in the Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern eras (late 1920s-1960s+) from the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Portugal, and France and American made glass, chrome, wood, rattan, and plastic cocktail implements and related barware.

Admission to the pop-up Barware exhibition is included in the entry ticket ($10) to the general museum; members are free. Pay at the door or Buy Advance Tickets Here.  Barware will be on display after this evening event for one week only, May 22-June 1, during regular museum hours, Thursday-Sunday, noon-5pm.