At the end of the holiday season, Liberec residents and visitors can look forward to a large glass festival with glass installations in the city centre, exhibitions and live production. There will be a mobile glass furnace and cutting workshop of Aleš Zvěřina and AZ-Design right on the square in front of the town hall, which will be complemented by the Crystal Market on Saturday 27 August. On this occasion, normally inaccessible spaces will also be open to visitors, an exhibition of works by Bořek Šípek and Jiří Pačink will fill the Pošta café, an exhibition of works by the husband-and-wife team of Zlata and Aleš Zvěřina "MY DVA" will be on display at Café Praha, and the tram depot will host fashion shows. We can look forward to world famous personalities such as Blanka Matragi or Liběna Rochová in an unconventional environment. Large companies such as Lasvit or Preciosa will also present themselves. On 23 August, the North Bohemian Museum will present a multimedia installation in the tower for the first time, which will be an invitation to the entire Crystal Valley. On 25 August, the Warsaw Cinema will present a glass Pecha Kucha Night, with a tram decorated with glass passing through the city.

PROGRAMME

23. - 28. 8.

• on Dr. E. Beneš Square: grinding workshop A. Zvěřina, glass furnace AJETO, "ton of beads" with workshops, "Cinema Glass" - videos from the Crystal Valley, exhibition "Glass in translation" by Ricardo Hoineff in the Small Exhibition Hall, glass installation Polojasno in Pražská Street
• an exhibition of glass objects by Zlata and Aleš Zvěřina from AZ-Design studio entitled "US TWO" at Café Praha
• Linserka - art installation by Lasvit in the former foundry building
• Soukenné Square: Crystal Valley Week dome - regular Crystal Valley projection, video mapping, festival InfoPoint, VR glasses - virtual tour of the Preciosa Lighting glassworks
• exhibition NAHUTI Jiří Pačinek & Bořek Šípek in the Pošta Café (exhibition from 24th - 28th August)
• Dust and Deserts exhibition, Maria Sixtová in Ahoj Nazdar Čau Gallery (Warsaw Cinema)
• exhibition Moments of Life, Evans Atelier in Fryč's Bookshop
• IQ Landia - Crystal Trail - Molecules / Preciosa
• Panel exhibition "Glassmakers of the Crystal Valley" in front of the Regional Scientific Library
• rides on the Crystal Tram (timetable -  jízdní řád v PDF)

TUESDAY, 23 AUGUST

10.00h

• Opening of the Crystal Tower (the tower will be permanently open to visitors during tours of the museum)

15.00h

• parade through the town accompanied by a Glassmaker puppet from the Dome on Soukenné Square

19.00h

• Opening ceremony of the Crystal Valley Week festival at the FX Šalda Theatre as part of the Lípa Musica music festival - Tickets here

Christmas House, Decor by Glassor on Sokolov Square

10 - 16 demonstration of painting Christmas decorations with a painter (Glassor)

16.30 - 18 workshops for children - paint your own glass Christmas ornament

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24

14.00h

• unveiling of the sculpture and meeting with the creator of the sculpture Flamingos in the Zoological Garden Liberec - Jiří Pačinek

17.00h

• concert with glass instruments on the stage at. Dr. E. Beneš Square - Jakub Nitsche

18.00h

• Ricardo Hoineff, meeting with the artist at the exhibition in the Small Exhibition Hall (Dr. E. Beneš Square)

20.00h

• concert Bohemian Cristal Instrument on the stage at Dr. E. Beneš Square

Christmas House, Decor by Glassor on Sokolov Square

10 - 18 production of Christmas-themed lamp figurine bracelets, workshops (Union of Glass and Jewellery Manufacturers) 

THURSDAY, 25TH AUGUST

8.00 - cca 12.00h  

• excursion in Preciosa Lighting in Kamenický Šenov (9.00 - 11.00) - bus trip, reservation required in advance
• departure from Rybníček in Liberec  at 8 a.m. and return at about 12 p.m.
• Tickets here

15.00h

• Lasvit - presentation of luminaires in the Linserka building, commented presentation of the art installation

18.00h

• Opening of the exhibition Dust and Desert, Maria Sixtová in the Ahoj Nazdar Čau Gallery (Kino Warsaw)

20.00h

• PechaKucha Night on the theme Glass, Glass, Glass! in the Warsaw Cinema - Tickets here

Christmas House, Decor by Glassor on Sokolov Square

10 - 16 demonstration of painting Christmas decorations with a painter (Glassor)

16 - 18 workshops for children - paint your own glass Christmas ornament

FRIDAY, 26th August

10.00 - 18.00h

• Open day in the SALANSKY studio

15.00h

• Guided tour of the YGS - Children's Glass Symposium at the North Bohemian Museum with Jakub Jelinek

19.00h Crystal Valley Fashion Week in the tram depot, Transport Company of Liberec and Jablonec n. N.

• Meeting and talk show with Liběna Rochová - presentation of four models from the Homage to glass collection. Tickets at GoOut 

Christmas House, Decor by Glassor on Sokolov Square

10 - 17 Blowing glass beads on the glass table (Rautis)

10 - 17 creative workshops - make a poinsettia (Rautis)

SATURDAY, 27th AUGUST

11.00 - 18.00h

• Crystal market on the square. Dr. E. Beneš - design, workshops, refreshments, theatre for children   We have to cancel the market. The strong storm destroyed the equipment, unfortunately also the mobile glassworks and the products of the glassmakers. We apologize. The next program is unchanged.

11.00h

• Parade through the town accompanied by a Glassmaker puppet from the Dome 

17.00h

• Glassmakers Valley - movement performance on Dr. E. Beneš Square

14.00 - 21.00h Crystal Valley Fashion Week in the tram depot, Transport Company of Liberec and Jablonec n. N.

• from 14h student fashion shows
• from 15:30h Preciosa
• from 17h Made in Jablonec,
• from 19h Meeting with Blanka Matragi - Tickets at GoOut

Christmas House, Decor by Glassor on Sokolov Square

10 - 16       demonstration of painting Christmas decorations with the painter (Glassor)

16.30 - 18  workshops for children - painting Christmas decorations

SUNDAY, 28th August

10.00 - 11.00h

• Youth Wind Orchestra of ZUŠ Tachov on Dr. E. Beneš Square