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.

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Inspired by Crystal Valley

3 x KOPŘIVA

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Under the title 3 x KOPŘIVA, the Museum of Glass and Costume Jewellery has prepared a conceptual exhibition of Karolína Kopřiva (*1970), Pavel Kopřiva (*1968) and their son Pavel Kopřiva jun. (*1995), who, in addition to their joint work created for the occasion, present a selection of their glass and multimedia work.

The Kopřivs work with the material differently, they do not inspire each other, yet they are connected. "In the glass space of the museum extension we are preparing special exhibition projects presenting various forms of contemporary glass art. Visitors will see the creative potential of two generations of one family for the first time," said Milada Valečková, the museum\'s director. Pavel Kopřiva, a graduate of the Prague UMPRUM, is a successful conceptual artist, teacher and manager. He is the head of the Interactive Media Studio at the UJEP in Ústí nad Labem and the head of the Glass School in Kamenický Šenov. "He combines glass with new media, is interested in nanofibres and the computer-controlled world, military technology and ufology, and is fascinated by mirrors," says Petr Nový, the exhibition curator, about his work. Karolína Kopřivová, on the other hand, draws inspiration from nature and biology. Cellular structures, microorganisms, underwater fauna and flora, fungi, plants, all provide the impetus for her creativity. She is a graduate of UMPRUM and the current head of the painted glass design department at the Kamenický Šenov Secondary School of Industry. According to Pavel Kopřiv jun., who attended the UJEP in Ústí nad Labem and the Czech Technical University in Prague, the position of the author\'s design, the creation of imaginatively designed limited collections of objects, is the closest to his heart. They are decorations that may or may not have a clear practical purpose." The 3 x KOPŘIVA exhibition can be visited at the Jablonec Museum of Glass and Costume Jewellery until 27 April 2025.