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IGA Summer 2012 Program:

Art, Light and Glass: Tradition and Education in Bohemian and Austrian Glassmaking   

The IGA partnered with the Light and Glass Society on a fascinating trip to the north Bohemian glassmaking region in the Czech Republic. The 2012 summer program included tours of the region's three historic glassmaking schools in Nový Bor, Kamenický Šenov and Železný Brod, glass and chandelier factories, artist studios and ateliers, as well as visits to private collections and museums throughout northern Bohemia and Prague. Thank you for your positive response towards this inaugural tour!

 

If you attended or participated in any of the tour events and would like to share your photographs or insights regarding Czech glass as well as the world's oldest and richest glassmaking network, please contact creative@internationalglassalliance.org.

 

North Bohemia is one of the last intact glassmaking regions in the world. The IGA seeks to support, safeguard and preserve the historic glassmaking schools and the region's long-standing and rich traditions for future generations by promoting a greater understanding of the area's glassmaking and education history and its significance to glass and chandelier design throughout the centuries. 

Registration closed June 5th 2012 Thank you for your support and the positive response.

ITINERARY for the IGA's Summer 2012 Program: Art, Light and Glass: Tradition and Education in Bohemian and Austrian Glassmaking

Wed, June 20th*

IGA participants check-in to hotel in Prague.

Thurs, June 21st

9am IGA group introduction, open-air lectures* on Prague and walk through city.

2pm Light & Glass Annual Assembly Meeting at Decorative Arts Museum (optional).

4pm Visit to the Decorative Arts Museum exhibition on the history of the Harrachov glass company's 300 years of glassmaking.

5pm Tour of the Glass Department at the University of Applied Arts in Prague.

6pm IGA Annual Assembly Meeting with short historical and cultural lectures.

*Lectures will be in English.

Fri, June 22nd

9am Visits to private glass studios, historic and contemporary glass shops in Prague.

2pm Tour of neighborhoods in Prague and select lectures.

6pm Evening with students in an art studio in Prague.

Sat, June 23rd

9am Bus leaves hotel for Nový Bor and Kamenický Šenov.

11am Attend festivities in Kamenický Šenov celebrating the 660-year celebrations in city. Lecture and visit to the Secondary School of Glassmaking in Kamenický Šenov.
2pm Tour of master and artist's studios in the region and evening reception at IGA office and house of Peter Rath.
 7pm Bus leaves Kamenický Šenov. 9pm Arrival back in Prague.

Sun, June 24th

Morning train to Vienna.
Open-air lectures on Vienna and walk through city.

6pm Visit to the historic Heuriger wine cellar and discussions with students from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna.

Mon, June 25th

9am Glass tour to Lobmeyr and to Lobmeyr Workshops with lectures on the history of Austrian-Bohemian glass.

2pm Visit to Schönbrunn Castle, including the Habsburg rooms, park and small historic zoo.

6pm Open-air evening at the home of Leonid Rath in the courtyard of the Lobmeyr workshops with local guests.

Tues, June 26th

10am Visit to the Museum of Applied Arts and tour of the Hofburg Vienna, including the former Court Silver and Table Room.                            

2pm Tour of the Kunsthistorisches Museum with select lectures.

4pm Walk around the museum quartier to view modern art galleries.

6pm Evening lectures in modern art gallery.

8pm Visit to one of the Vienna wine cellars (optional).

Wed, June 27th

Optional Free program in and around Vienna, including Roman ruins and Schloßhof Castle.

Thurs, June 28th

8am Bus leaves for Prague. 1pm Lunch and tour of select museum exhibitions in Prague.
 3:30 Bus leaves Prague for Jablonec to visit Museum of Glass and Jewelry in Jablonec and tour of its current exhibition on pressed glass.
6:30pm Bus leaves for Harrachov.
7:30pm Bus arrives in Harrachov hotel for dinner and lecture on the region.

Fri, June 29th

9am Visit to the Harrachov glass factory with cutting shop, chandeliers and brewery.
10am Visit to the Harrachov Glass Museum and Shop.
11am Bus leaves for Železný Brod and tour of the new museum of Stanislav Libenský’s and Jaroslava Brychtová’s glass sculptures.
2pm Lecture and tour of the High School for Applied Arts in Glassmaking in Železný Brod and attend the school’s end-of-year gala showcasing their graduates’ final projects.
4pm Bus leaves for Nový Bor.
6pm Tour of the Glass Museum in Nový Bor            .
7pm Visit to the Ajeto Glassworks for dinner and glassblowing demonstrations with local artists and lectures.

Sat, June 30th

9am Lecture and tour of the Higher, Secondary and Apprentice Glass School in Nový Bor.
10am Bus leaves for Kamenický Šenov.      
11:30am Visit to the Glass Museum in Kamenický Šenov and tour of current exhibition.
12:30 Lunch in the IGA office's garden.      
2pm Visits to Jílek glass factory and Preciosa chandelier factory.
3pm Bus leaves Kamenický Šenov.    
4pm Visit to Zákupy Castle (Reichstadt), the former Habsburg residence.
5:30 Bus leaves back to Prague hotel, free evening.

Sun, July 1st*

Group gathering for the conclusion of the IGA Summer 2012 program.  Optional day excursion to castles outside of Prague, including Konopiště Castle, former residence of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and Jindřichův Hradec Castle (Neuhaus), for an additional fee.

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Registration closed June 5th 2012 Thank you for the positive response.

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Page Update: October 16, 2012 Author: International Glass Alliance