In the first exhibition area See
You the History of glass.
You can see:
- when which glass was produced,
- what these glasses looked like.
Glass, for example, used to be produced in these areas of the world:
- in Mesopotamia
It is spoken like this: Meso-po-tamia
Mesopotamia is an area in the west of Asia.
Today, parts of the countries of Syria, Iran, Iraq
and Turkey.
- in Rome
- in Venice
- in France
- in Bavaria and Bohemia
Bohemia exists today not more.
It used to be part of the Czech Republic.
In the second exhibition area see
the Production of glass.
You can see the different work areas in a glassworks.
A glassworks is a workshop.
Glass is produced there.
Several glassmakers work together in a glassworks.
Everyone there has their own tasks in glass production.
You can see these work areas there, for example:
- the creation of a draft:
A design is the first idea before a glass is produced.
The idea is a drawing on paper.
- working at the glass furnace
- the refinement of glass
That means:
First, the glass is produced.
The glass can then be embellished.For example:
- by painting
- by grinding
- or by carving something into the glass.
Another word for this is engraving.
There are many real tools from glassworks in the exhibition
in the neighbourhood.
This allows you to visualise the work better.
In this area you can also see
This is how life used to be in a glassmaking village.
In the third exhibition area you can
Modern glass art view.
There are many different works of art made of glass.
The works of art should show you that:
- the great ideas from the artists,
- what can be made from glass.