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

We are proud to announce that the CRYSTAL VALLEY WEEK 2024 glass festival has been awarded UNESCO auspices!

Thank you, we appreciate the support! UNESCO ❤️

A great summer show of glass, jewellery and costume jewellery from all over the Crystal Valley will light up Liberec in the last week of August. (26.-31. 8.)

The third year of the glass festival will bring exhibitions, outdoor installations, glass and jewellery making demonstrations, fashion shows, a crystal market, performances by master glassmakers and talented students, specially decorated tram rides, a Christmas house in the summer, concerts, PechaKucha Night and many other experiences.

Renowned glass artists and other artists from throughout the Crystal Valley, along with glass and art schools, are involved in the creation of the festival.

This year, the festival will be in the spirit of the 300th anniversary of glass lamp making in North Bohemia.

Visitors will try their hand at working with glass, whether at the mobile glassworks in front of the Liberec Town Hall, at the glass furnace or at glass cutting, even the youngest children will get involved in creative workshops.

Crystal Valley Week 2024 will fill the Dr. Edvard Beneš Square, the Liberec Botanical Garden, the historic Liebieg Palace, the Regional Scientific Library, the Small Exhibition Hall, the Zauhlovačka technical monument, the neo-rock café Pošta, the birthplace of Ferdinand Porsche, the North Bohemian Museum, the Regional Gallery Lázně, the tram depot of the Liberec Transport Company and other unexpected places.

(Admission to most festival events is free.)

27.6.2024