Precious stones from the Bohemian Paradise

The brothers Jan and Václav Fišers from Turnov. Their alleged voyage to Venice, five years of efforts to seize the local secret of secrecy, return to Turnov, dozens of wasted attempts and then - finally success! In 1711 they made the first glass for the production of artificial stones.

THE GLASSHOUSE IN NOVÝ SVĚT

It was in 1712, when Elias Müller built his glassworks on the estate of the Harrach Counts in Jilemnice. It continued in the traditional production of glass, which was produced on the border of the Giant Mountains and the Jizera Mountains in the middle of the 14th century. Even today, you can see not only metallurgical production and blowing glass, but also a hundred-year-old grinding shop. It is driven by a water turbine and transmissions used to distribute the driving force.

ELIAS PALME

Elias Palme, one of the most famous luminaire manufacturers, continued the tradition of chandeliers in Kamenický Šenov. Industrial production of chandeliers was started in 1724 by Josef Palme in Prácheň.

ELDORADO OF BEADS AND SEED BEADS

Surely you would not find in the whole Principle and in the broad surroundings of a person who would say a crooked word about Jan Šourek. After all, it was as if he had come to the Principle of Prosperity and Welfare. As soon as he took possession of the reeve, life in the village began to turn for the better. He was one of the first to venture into the world for business.

JOSEF RIEDEL

Josef Riedel, king of the Jizera Mountains glassmakers, was born in Hejnice in 1816. He was the representative of the sixth generation of the glass family and imprinted his footprint indelibly on the slopes of the Jizera Mountains.

FRIEDRICH EGERMANN

JOSEF PFEIFFER

Josef Pfeiffer - Jablonec entrepreneur and mayor, who was involved in the development of jewelery exports. Everything is confirmed at the imperial court and in 1866 Jablonec became a town during his reign.

BLOWN BEAD and its way to the tree

People can make sense of time and numbers, but not us, beads. However, I have heard that they have been blowing me in the mountains for more than a hundred years. As a bead would put it, that is a long time. You, who have never seen how a bead is born, you don´t know how beautiful life can be....

MELTED GLASS SCULPTURE

In 1920 the first Czech glass school was founded in Železný Brod, thanks to which the town became a center of glass art.

Mapa

Opening of SHARDS OF GLASS – a story that never ends

Zámek Letohrad - , Letohrad, 56151 | MAPA

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Program

We cordially invite you to the opening of an exhibition entitled GLASS SHARDS – a story that never ends.

"Glass Shards" is another story of an encounter with glass, which suddenly becomes something that never wants to end – like a perpetual motion machine.

A story that never ends, continuing quite innocently, with one shard from each of us.

We are getting to know a material that has many faces.

A material that is fragile at first glance, but also strong.

It can influence our senses and thoughts. Glass awakens in us, spreads through our minds, and goes straight to our hearts.

We can fall in love with it and admire it.

We can hate it.

It appears in art, design, architecture, jewelry, and everyday life.

We encounter it every day—when looking out the window, drinking water from a glass, putting flowers in a vase, visiting galleries, shopping for jewelry or Christmas decorations.

Glass is part of our lives, even if we often don't realize it.

When we begin to perceive glass as a medium that can express emotions or showcase the beauty of craftsmanship, it becomes an infinite treasure trove.

Open your eyes and follow your heart.

Exhibition curator: Leona Bušková

Exhibitors: Pavla Bartáková, Šárka Bartko, Michal Bekárek, Irena Czepcová, Pavlína Čambalová, Daniela Divišová, Jan Exnar, Ricardo Hoineff, Petr Hora, Josef Horvát, Lukáš Jabůrek, František Janák, Martina Janáková, Vladimír Klein, Radek Kolbábek, Pavel Kopřiva, Karolína Kopřivová, Kováč Emil, Kubiasová Magda, Liederhaus Miroslav, Liederhaus Štěpán, Mádle Jaroslav, Majvald David, Majvaldová Ivana, Majvaldová Klára, Novák František, Nováková Eva, Novotný Ondřej, Novotný Petr, Matějka Alena, Pašková Jana, Slavík Petr, Svoboda Jaroslav, Valner David, Vágnerovi Beata and Daniel, Verner Lukáš, Vosyková Monika, Widenfalk Lars, Zvěřina Aleš, Zvěřinová Zlata


The exhibition will run until May 17, 2026.

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