The National Glass Centre is a cultural venue and visitor attraction located in Sunderland, North East England.

The National Glass Centre is located in Sunderland, on the north banks of the River Wear, on the former site of J.L.

[1] The glass-making industry expanded rapidly in the eighteenth century, driven by an abundance of cheap coal and high-quality imported sand.

It has also played host to many prestigious events including the 2007 North East Tourism Awards and T4 Transmission with T-Mobile.

Exhibitions have included: Connection to Place - Tim Shaw June - August 2010 Beautifully Crafted - 25 September 2008 – 22 February 2009 The Dark Glass - 6–28 September 2008 Art Forms from the Ocean - 11 April - 31 August 2008 Neon - 1 December 2007 – 24 March 2008 One-off Factory, featuring Mathias Bengtsson and Anne Vibeke Mou - 6 October - 18 November 2007 North + South - 1 July - 23 September 2007 Lynette Wallworth - 17 March - 17 June 2007 Snowdomes - 25 November 2006 – 4 March 2007 Lybensky & Brychtova (What then Shall we Choose?