History, modern architecture and art
The museum
Welcome to the fascinating world of glass. The material has been used to create artistic and functional objects for thousands of years. But what makes glass so special? Visitors to the Glass Museum will find out - on a journey through the cultural history of glass, from its beginnings in Mesopotamia to the present day.
The modern architecture of the museum building also shows to the outside world that the work here is contemporary and innovative. The architectural staging of the exhibition can be admired on 1300 m² of exhibition space in the round building. In addition to the permanent exhibition, the glass museum presents exciting special exhibitions with international artists.
As part of the museum's educational programme, we introduce children to glass and the craft in a playful way. We want to encourage them to understand the significance and history of the material and use their creativity and imagination to design their own works of art. We have also created a special section for children on our website. Our friendly museum spirit Durandl will show you the way.
Digital and always changing
The
Virtual
Glass Museum
This is where our virtual museum is created. Our digital exhibits are developed specifically for the digital presentation based on existing themes and objects in the museum. The exhibition in our virtual museum is growing gradually.
Click through our virtual building. Have fun!
- = Kids Experience
- = Click point
Kids Experience
- Uranium glass
- Machine glass
- Bixl
- Narcissus
- Glass transport
- Natural glasses
- Hut stove scene
- Middle Ages
- Nuppen cup
Click point
- Uranium glass
- Machine glass
- Bixl
- Narcissus
- Glass transport
- Natural glasses
- Hut stove scene
- Middle Ages
- Nuppen cup
Learning world museum
Discover Explore Create
At the Frauenau Glass Museum, children and young people discover culture and history as well as glass crafts, art and design in a creative way. Social and scientific topics are vividly conveyed by means of original exhibits and their exciting stories.
Special event
Discover Explore Create
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Information on
to the visit
Here you will find compact and transparent information about your visit to the Glass Museum. From our current opening hours to admission prices.
Design competition
Pupils
design
Mug
4th design competition as part of the co-operation between the Zwiesel Glass College and the Frauenau Glass Museum to promote young designers.
Take part now!
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Glass:
A timeless
Material.
From the
History
into the future
𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 🔥
We visited glass artist Lisa Preußner, aka @lislauszwiesel, in her workshop in the Frauenau workshop district and spoke to her about her passion for glass. She tells us about her career and what fascinates her about the technical side of her work.
Take a look and get to know Lisl better!
𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐢𝐭 @lislauszwiesel 🎨
We are currently hosting the exhibition "Creative Frauenau" at the Glass Museum.
In keeping with this, we visited some of the exhibiting artists in their workshops and gained exciting insights into their work. This time we introduce you to Lisa Preußner.
Check out our profile to see the interview with her!
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐯𝐬. 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭 🌟
Glass artist Lisa Preußner is a trained glass apparatus maker and has a particular affinity for the technical side of working with glass. However, her artistic streak is also impressively evident in her incredibly detailed sculpture in the glass museum. We were also able to admire some exciting objects in her workshop - and we have also filmed a few insights for you!
𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐟𝐭 𝐚𝐮𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐤 ☕️
We visited Lisl in her workshop, where she proudly talks about her master and journeyman pieces in glass apparatus construction. A particular highlight is her Kippenberg extraction apparatus, which she charmingly describes as "basically a coffee machine". ☕️
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𝐃𝐢𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 👩🏼🔧
The Glass Museum is not just about the artistic aspects of glass. We also have exciting exhibition areas that deal with glass as an everyday object, for example.
Glass artist @lislauszwiesel is also particularly enthusiastic about the technical side of glass and has trained as a glass apparatus maker at the Glasfachschule in Zwiesel. We recently visited her in her workshop, where this photo was taken.
In our current exhibition "Schöpferisches Frauenau" you can admire one of her less technical, but nevertheless extremely detailed works.
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𝐙𝐮 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐢 @lislauszwiesel 💫
Lisa Preußner combines technical skill with artistic expression. In her workshop in the Frauenau workshop district, she conjures up delicate glass objects - an exciting interplay of precision and creativity. She is one of many inspiring artists represented in our "Creative Frauenau" exhibition.
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𝐊𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐤 𝐢𝐦 𝐄𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 👩🏼🔧
This picture was created in Lisa Preußner's workshop. She trained as a glass apparatus maker at the Zwiesel Glass College and has integrated this precise craft into her glass works of art. You can see what this can look like in our current exhibition. You can also see her object on our profile.
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"𝐈𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐠 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢" 😳
We recently visited glass artist Lisa Preußner in her workshop and interviewed her about her career and her work with glass. She emphasises that what she enjoys most about working with glass is the precision and "Fieslerei" - the fine, detailed work.
You can watch the whole interview with Lisl on our profile.
𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐮 𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐥 ⚒️
A few weeks ago, we visited some artists in the Frauenau workshop district. Among them was Elisabeth Ritterswürden, who we introduced to you in September. This month we continue with Lisa Preußner! And you can also look forward to next month, as we have prepared an exciting interview with Rainer Metzger.
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Object of the month: "Hotspot Nature" by Lisa Preußner 🌿✨
This impressive glass work won first place in the Danner competition organised by the Zwiesel glass school and depicts the ecosystem of the Bavarian Forest!
You can see native, sometimes rare plants such as sundew, moon rue, lycopodium, bilberry and fir 🌲.
The glass blocks, all made of lamp glass and mounted on an old flour sieve, give the work its special character.
Come and have a look - until 6 January at the Glass Museum! Activate the notifications for our posts to find out more about the artist next week. 🖼️
Artist: @lislauszwiesel
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Object of the month: "Hotspot Nature" by Lisa Preußner 🌿✨
This impressive glass work won first place in the Danner competition organised by the Zwiesel glass school and depicts the ecosystem of the Bavarian Forest!
You can see native, sometimes rare plants such as sundew, moon rue, lycopodium, bilberry and fir 🌲.
The glass blocks, all made of lamp glass and mounted on an old flour sieve, give the work its special character.
Come and have a look - until 6 January at the Glass Museum! Activate the notifications for our posts to find out more about the artist next week. 🖼️
#GlassMuseum #ObjectoftheMonth #HotspotNature #LislPreußner #GlasfachschuleZwiesel #DannerCompetition #BavarianForest #NatureArt #LampGlass
Object of the month: "Hotspot Nature" by Lisa Preußner 🌿✨
This impressive glass work won first place in the Danner competition organised by the Zwiesel glass school and depicts the ecosystem of the Bavarian Forest!
You can see native, sometimes rare plants such as sundew, moon rue, lycopodium, bilberry and fir 🌲.
The glass blocks, all made of lamp glass and mounted on an old flour sieve, give the work its special character.
Come and have a look - until 6 January at the Glass Museum! Activate the notifications for our posts to find out more about the artist next week. 🖼️
#GlassMuseum #ObjectoftheMonth #HotspotNature #LislPreußner #GlasfachschuleZwiesel #DannerCompetition #BavarianForest #NatureArt #LampGlass
