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

BEADGAME

Address

Alšovice 156, 468 21 Pěnčín
Navigate to

Phone

+420 601 129 664

E-mail

Info@beadgame.cz

Opening hours

SHOP - Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm

MUSEUM - Mon - Fri 1st tour at 10am, 2nd tour at 1pm (also on Saturdays in July and August)

FACTORY TOURS - Mon - Fri 10am - 12pm (by appointment only, minimum 8 people)

CREATIVE WORKSHOPS - Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm (by appointment only, minimum number of participants: 8)

A traditional Czech company engaged in glass processing - glass rods. It produces pressed and cut glass beads, everyday and luxury jewelry, fashion accessories, children's creative products and children's games, glass mosaics, decorative glass tiles, gift and decorative items.

Through its museum and other activities within its children's program, it strives to bring this interesting craft closer to the general public.

With its own games and creative kits for completion, which contain glass products, it strives to ensure that children do not miss out on the opportunity to encounter this interesting material and that awareness of this wonderful material is preserved for future generations.

Visitors can visit the bead production museum, see the pressing process at selected times – both manual and machine processing of glass rods – as well as bead grinding and thermal polishing (not always). The tour also includes a 15-minute video that provides an overview of the entire technological process. Visitors also have the opportunity to try their hand at pressing glass from glass rods. The main program and the most visited are our creative workshops, where visitors can create a product themselves according to their own creativity. They can either make a necklace or bracelet from glass beads or stick glass stones onto a paper or wooden template.

Every year, they prepare special events, which are published on their website and in promotional materials.

In the shop, visitors can buy a variety of souvenirs, jewelry, children's games, creative kits, glass beads, or glass stones of their choice in any available quantity.