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

MINIMUSEUM OF GLASS CHRISTMAS NATIVE SCENES

Address

Železná 103, 468 22 Železný Brod
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Phone

+420 777 168 470

E-mail

minimuzeum.b@seznam.cz

Opening hours

 

JULY  - AUGUST: Monday to Saturday 10.00-17.00;

the rest of the year after the previous order.

Glass cribs were part of my childhood, my mother was a figurine maker. As an adult, I started collecting glass nativity scenes because I realized that this industry is a disappearing art. When I had about 50 of them, I started my mini-museum so that the public could enjoy them. Now the mini-museum has over 80 of them on display and I am delighted with the response from visitors. I think that glass cribs belong to the cultural heritage of Železný Brod.

Visitors can see 80 glass nativity scenes, both historical and contemporary. Most of the cribs are figurative, for which the Železný Brod region is famous, but there are also engraved, cut, glass tube, beaded, fused sculptures, etc. The mini-museum includes a bead workshop (not only) for children, where they can make their own necklace or bracelet for 30 CZK. The mini-museum is entered through a small shop where you can buy glass figurines, cribs, jewellery and other regional products.