Kick off Christmas the weekend of December 10 -11, 2022 in Crystal Valley. Two open days at glassworks, studios and museums. Not only beautiful Christmas decorations, but also the production of jewellery, costume jewellery and glass products will be experienced in a Christmas atmosphere directly at the places of origin, the museums have also prepared a Christmas programme. 

Welcome to the Crystal Valley - an exceptional glass and jewellery region in northern Bohemia.

Practical information
Unless otherwise stated, the premises are open both days 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

A list of participating entities can be found below.

Bohemian Paradise 

STEFANY, Bzí 45, Železný Brod

• https://www.stefany-sperky.cz/
• stefany.jewels@gmail.com
• +420 604 824 884, +420 739 224 845
• 9 -17 h both days
• guided tours, demonstration of production; possibility to try production with your own hands; creative workshops for children
• refreshments: Christmas apple tea and mulled wine will be available
• each visitor will receive a raffle ticket, two visitors will receive a gift from Stefan the Elf and one grand prize - a voucher for a workshop for two people 
• Limited parking available, please use the car park approximately 150m away. 

MINIMUSEUM OF GLASS TAMPS, Železná 103, 468 22 Železný Brod

• https://minimuzeum.wixsite.com/betlemy
• minimuzeum.b@seznam.cz 
• +420 777 168 470
• 9 am - 5 pm both days
• Nativity scenes belong to Christmas and in the Železný Brod Museum you can admire more than 80 of them, admire their fragile beauty. Mrs. Kortanová will also prepare creative workshops for children, soak up the Christmas atmosphere

LADISLAV OLIVA - GLASS STUDIO, Hrubá Horka 90, Železný Brod

• http://www.oliva-glass.com
• Ondra@oliva-glass.com
• +420 606 406 844
• 9 am - 5 pm both days
• studio tours in the family business
• RECOMMENDATION: On the way from Železný Brod to Hruba Horka do not listen to the navigation, it leads you off the road into hard to pass streets! Keep going in the direction of Jirkov and only in Hrubá Horka, 50 metres after the bus stop, turn left down the hill. At the weekend we will again have directions at crucial points. Follow the white directional arrows with the black lettering OLIVA SKLO.

Jizera Mountains

ARCON BIJOUX, Průmyslová 42, Jablonec nad Nisou

• http://www.arconbijoux.cz
• info@arconbijoux.cz
• +420 602 970 654
• SO 9 - 17 h
• SUN 9 - 12 h
• mineral bracelet making workshop

MUSEUM OF GLASS AND JEWELLERY in Jablonec nad Nisou, U Muzea 398/4, Jablonec nad Nisou 

• http://www.msb-jablonec.cz
• info@msb-jablonec.cz
• +420 483 369 013; +420 778 527 123
• 9 am - 5 pm both days
• tours - permanent exhibitions, current exhibitions
• 10 Dec 2022 free entry; creative workshop - making Christmas cards decorated with glass rhinestones
• 11 Dec 2022 discounted entry; creative workshop - painting a glass button with AG plus

CHRISTMAS PARADISE, Jungmannova 497, 466 01 Jablonec nad Nisou

• https://www.facebook.com/kristalovyraj
• info@kristalovyraj.cz
• +420 483 311 915
• 10.12. 2022 9 - 16 h 
• 11.12. 2022 9 - 15 h
•  creative workshops:
  •   demonstration of lamp figurine making
  •   blowing and painting Christmas decorations
  •   making Christmas bracelets
  •   making Christmas gifts
• possibility to buy Christmas decorations and Christmas gifts

G&B beads - NISA FACTORY, Janovská 132/39, Jablonec nad Nisou

• http://www.gbbeads.cz
• slamova@gbbeads.cz
• +420 483 317 930; +420 483 317 929
• SATURDAY ONLY 10.12.2022 9 am - 3 pm
  • 11:00 a.m. guided tour of the museum and historical exhibitions
  • 1:00 pm guided tour of the exhibition Oldřich Plíva Continued (The exhibition of Mšensko native Oldřich Plíva will present fused glass sculptures from the early 1990s to the present. The selection includes glass and bronze objects, paintings and photographs of selected exterior realizations; the presentation is complemented by a projection of Plíva's works that are in private and public collections or no longer exist today.)
• creative workshops for children
• refreshments
• Nisa Factory offers not only a new gallery space, but also creative workshops, a museum of Jablonec beads and jewellery production, excursions to the individual G&B Beads facilities, including a shop with a wide range of glass pressed, cut, fire-polished, winding beads and jewellery from its own production

DECOR BY GLASSOR, Sokolovské náměstí 304/9, Liberec

• http://www.decor-by-glassor.cz
• +420 602 379 244
• 9 am - 5 pm both days
• The company is mainly known for its glass ornaments in the shape of spheres, but they also offer other shapes of ornaments such as spikes, bells, olives, rockets and figurines of various shapes and sizes. All ornaments are hand-painted and made from glass using traditional blowing techniques.
• creative workshops for children

NORTH BOHEMIAN MUSEUM IN LIBEREC - CRYSTAL TOWER, Masarykova 437/11, 460 01 Liberec 1

• https://www.muzeumlb.cz
• +420 485 246 111 (reception)
• 10 am - 7 pm both days
• Visit the museum's tower and, in addition to the world's longest crystal ladder, which is the brainchild of sibling studio Salansky, you can learn about the history of Czech glassmaking through a multimedia installation
• creative workshops, Christmas customs, Metelka's mechanical nativity scene, Old Bohemian pastries | admission to the museum voluntary, making 50 CZK / piece 11 December 2022 1 - 5 pm

GLASS PESNICÁK, Josefův Důl 144

• http://www.glass-pesnicak.cz
• info@glass-pesnicak.cz
• +420 723 436 900
• 9 am - 5 pm both days
• demonstration of production with the possibility to try it out 

SPIDER GLASS, Heřmanice 7, 464 01, Frýdlant

• http://www.spiderglass.cz
• spiderglass@atlas.cz
• +420 603 145 927
• 9 am - 5 pm both days

Giant Mountains

RAUTIS, Poniklá 153, Poniklá

• http://www.rautis.cz
• marek@rautis.cz
• +420 733 737 430
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. both days; extra evening tours Unplugged - 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 p.m. start
• creative workshops
• refreshments including a snack in the Above Things shop

 Lusatian Mountains

BYSTRO DESIGN, Prácheň 234, Kamenický Šenov

• http://www.bystrodesign.cz
• bystro.design@seznam.cz
• +420 605 727 608, +420 603 544 680
• 10 am - 5 pm both days
• possibility to try production with your own hands

GLASS MUSEUM KAMENICKÝ ŠENOV, Osvobození 69, Kamenický Šenov

• http://www.muzeumskla.cz
• muzeumskla@kamenicky-senov.cz
• +420 487 712 040
• 10 am - 4 pm both days
• tours - permanent exhibition, current exhibitions
• creative workshops
  • David Wünsch - demonstration of glass shaping over a glass burner
• 11. 12. from 2 pm. / Rostislav Křivánek - reading from the book Advent Tales. 
• Sale of glass products

CENTRAL SCHOOL OF ART AND CRAFTS, Havlíčkova 57, Kamenický Šenov

• https://czech-glass-school.cz
• supss@supss-ks.cz
• SATURDAY ONLY 10.12.2022 10 am - 5 pm
• Visitors can visit the school gallery with products made by pupils from 1856 to the present day.

ANTARES ART GLASS WORKSHOP, Dlouhá 168, Kamenický Šenov (behind the glass school)

• https://antaresart.cz
• 10 Dec - 9am - 4pm
• 11 December - 9 am - 1 pm 
• Visit a traditional glassworks and meet the team of glassmakers who design and produce glass objects and components. 
• Demonstration of blown glass production, tour of the glassworks, sale of products, opportunity to blow your own glass.

PRECIOSA LUSTRY - PODNIKOVÁ PRODEJNA, Kamenická 151, Kamenický Šenov

• + 420 488 118 105
• Saturday 10.12.2022 9 am - 5 pm

NATĚLO GALLERY, T.G.M. 849, Nový Bor 473 01

• http://www.sperkynatelo.cz/
• natelosperky@email.cz
• SATURDAY ONLY 10.12.2022 10 am - 5 pm
• The NATĚLO art group consists of four glass artists who create original glass jewellery using traditional glass techniques. This jewellery is certified as a regional product. 
• The sales gallery displays over 350 original glass jewellery pieces.

NOVOTNÝ GLASS, tř. T. G. Masaryka 805, Nový Bor

• http://www.novotnyglass.cz
• info@novotnyglass.cz
• +420 728 269 912
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. both days
• Tour of the original glassworks, which is connected to the restaurant via glass. Upstairs, you can visit a beautiful museum with first-class glass objects, while part of the exhibition is dedicated to the results of the International Glass Symposium (IGS).

GLASS MUSEUM NOVÝ BOR, nám. Míru 105, Nový Bor 

• http://www.glassmuseum.eu
• muzeum@novy-bor.cz
• +420 487 726 196
• 9 am - 5 pm both days
• Christmas-themed creative workshops and creative tasks 
• on Saturday and Sunday at 3 pm, the children's theatre Rolnička from Liberec will perform the fairy tale "About what might have happened?"
• The Nový Bor Glass Museum is one of the oldest glass museums in the world. The permanent exhibition is not traditionally arranged chronologically, but according to the refining techniques - the exhibition of engraved, cut, painted and thickly shaped and decorated glass. It is also supplemented by visitor-attractive models of glass workshops.
• Especially unique is the collection of painted Art Nouveau glass, which is the largest of its kind in the world!

KORÁLKY NB, B.Egermanna 11, Nový Bor

• http://www.koralkynovybor.cz
• koralkynovybor@gmail.com
• +420 724 032 905
• SATURDAY ONLY 10.12.2022 9 am - 5 pm
• Here you can buy mainly beads and components for your own creation, but also various bead sets and kits for children and adults
• creative workshop for children

HOINEFF GLASS ART, Slunečná 122, Slunečná

• https://hoineff.com
• +420 603 871 511 - the studio is part of the family house, it is ideal to arrange in advance by phone (max. 8 people per hour).
• SATURDAY 10 DECEMBER ONLY, 10 AM - 4 PM
• Guided tours, production demonstrations, sale of art objects.
• Visiting the studio of glassmaker and set designer Ricardo Hoineff is a slightly different experience than strolling through the gallery. You will not only see the finished artworks, but also how and where they are created, and get a glimpse into the life of a glass artist.

PAČINEK GLASS, Kunratice u Cvikova 147 

• http://www.pacinekglass.com
• david@pacinekglass.com
• +420 608 404 986 
• 9 am - 5 pm both days
• glassworks open in normal mode (for admission to the glassworks see the current price list)
• admission to the Crystal Temple is traditionally voluntary
• refreshments

FARMA HVOZD, Krompach 224 - Ovčín 

• https://www.farmahvozd.cz
• info@farmahovzd.cz
• +420 727 946 959
• 9 December at 6 p.m. to 11 December at 3 p.m.
• The Hvozd Farm invites you to the event CHRISTMAS UNDER THE HVOZDEM, where on FRIDAY 9th DECEMBER Jiří Pačinek will present his work and the story of a glassmaker.

Glassworks SVOJKOV HAIDL A SYN, 47153 Svojkov 47

• http://www.haidl-syn.cz
• +420 603 188 232
• 9 am - 3 pm both days
• tours of the factory, sale of products suitable for Christmas trees

AJETO GLASS WORKSHOP, Lindava 167, Cvikov

• http://www.ajetoglass.com
• +420 487 752 962
• Christmas glass sale 10.12.2022 from 10 - 15h
• Glass blowing 10 - 11.12.2022 from 10 - 17h
• Creative workshops for children - sandblasting 10 - 11.12. 2022 from 10 - 17h
• sale of refreshments