The Museum of Glass and Jewellery in Jablonec nad Nisou - THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD! Nowhere else in the world will you find a museum that includes the fields of glass and jewellery together, a collection of jewellery of all materials and technologies. You will find here the second largest collection of glass in the Czech Republic and at the same time one of the most important in Europe and the largest public collection of glass Christmas decorations in the world. The museum's entire collection consists of 12 million unique objects.
Glass
The second floor of the main building at the museum, covering an area of 380 sqm, is divided into four exhibition units that chronologically follow on from one another, from prehistory to the present. These areas, arranged as they are, allow us to present the glass itself, the stories that are specifically tied to it and
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Jewellery
The exposition on the first floor of thw main building details the development of the world-renowned Jablonec costume jewellery from its beginnings to the present. Although it covers an area of 380 sqm, the exposition simply cannot show visitors the full richness of collections that number more than 12 million pieces and
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Ornaments
The museum is in charge of the largest public collection of glass Christmas ornaments in the world, a collection that numbers more than fifteen thousand pieces. Most were donated by the Jablonex Company, which provided the museum with its entire range of samples of blown and decorated Christmas ornaments back in 2008.
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From Art Nouveau to contemporary jewellery The REVISION exhibition brings the International Triennial JABLONEC 2026 to a close, providing evidence of the many years of collaboration between the State Museum of Glass and Jewellery in Jablonec nad Nisou and art schools, and of the museum's support for young artists
Step into a world where delicate beauty meets masterful craftsmanship. Czech glass Christmas ornaments are among the finest treasures of our traditional craftsmanship — and our museum is home to the largest public collection of them in the world. Discover their story from their earliest beginnings to the present day.
Exhibition date extended until January 31, 2027Its composition and specific properties make borosilicate glass a material that can be used in several areas of production. Unlike conventional soda-lime-silica glass, it contains a high proportion of silicon dioxide and boron dioxide. These components mean it exhibits low
Designer Christmas ornaments created in collaboration between producers and designers. Participants were approached, both from the designer side and from manufacturing companies. The teams will be composed as follows:Veronika Velčovská Jiroušková, designer / DUV Dvůr Králové nad LabemKalina Bańka – Kulka (Poland),
The second year of the Direction to the Stars exhibition introduces another three promising young artists, all successfully continuing their work after having graduated from university. The event is part of the International Triennial of Glass and Jewellery, whose ambition it is to present contemporary glass to the
Since April 24, 2024, in the permanent exhibition World of Miracles, we have prepared the results of the 1st year of the International Symposium of Glass Christmas Decorations, which the museum organized as part of the International Triennial of Glass and Jewellery JABLONEC 2023. Its goal was to connect glass designers
Tuesday – Sunday 10.00 - 17.00
U Muzea 398/4
CLOSED – 2026 season ended
Bedřichov č. p. 52
