16h Looking back at CRYSTAL VALLEY WEEK 2025 - opening
Opening of the photo exhibition Looking back at CRYSTAL VALLEY WEEK 2025
10 a.m., Dr. Edvard Beneš Square – all-day program
Experience the work of glassmakers and jewellers with your own hands during the Crystal Valley Week. In addition to live demonstrations, original jewellery and glassware will be available for purchase. Come and blow your whistle, watch the work over the stove, or try your hand at glass cutting.
10 a.m. Christmas House – Glass Workshop: Painting Glass Candleholders and Ornaments
Painting glass candleholders and ornaments with Decor by Glassor
2:00 p.m. A Pearl on the Head – Exhibition Opening
Blown glass beads are still used today in the world of clothing and headwear, a fact that can also be admired at the exceptional and unique exhibition at the Liebieg Palace
3:00 p.m. A Piece of the Czech Heart… Even Far from Home – Exhibition Opening
The exhibition opens up a world of emotions, memories, and traditions. It bears witness to the fact that home is not just a place. Home is a feeling we carry within us. And sometimes it can take the form of a single dark red stone
4:00 p.m. Maxim Velčovský AND THAT'S IT! - Opening
COZY STUDIO will showcase the work of Maxim Velčovský
5:00 p.m. A Gem for the Whole World – Exhibition Opening
A gem, a little miracle that embodies the story of Czech glass, tradition, and human craftsmanship
10 a.m., Dr. Edvard Beneš Square – all-day program
Experience the work of glassmakers and jewellers with your own hands during the Crystal Valley Week. In addition to live demonstrations, original jewellery and glassware will be available for purchase. Come and blow your whistle, watch the work over the stove, or try your hand at glass cutting.
10 a.m. Christmas House – Creative Workshop with Beaded Ornaments
Creative workshop featuring bead decorations and a demonstration of glass bead blowing with Rautis
10h Animation workshop
Anything is possible in animation!
Flying dogs, sea waves, talking cats and exploding dinosaurs. During the workshop we will create short animations on animation machines or on a lightbox
5:30 p.m. Glass as a Gift – Exhibition Opening
Philanthropy in the Glass Region
19h PechaKucha Night Liberec vol. 21 SPOJENI SKLEM
PechaKucha Night will once again be part of the Crystal Valley Week glass festival program in Liberec in 2026! Come experience a traditional evening of stories from a variety of inspiring guests at the VRATISLAVICE 101010 cultural center starting at 7 p.m. Details coming soon
10 a.m., Dr. Edvard Beneš Square – all-day program
Experience the work of glassmakers and jewellers with your own hands during the Crystal Valley Week. In addition to live demonstrations, original jewellery and glassware will be available for purchase. Come and blow your whistle, watch the work over the stove, or try your hand at glass cutting.
10 a.m. Christmas House – Glass Workshop: Painting Glass Candleholders and Ornaments
Painting glass candleholders and ornaments with Decor by Glassor
10h Open House - Evans Atelier
Come take a look at the open house at the Evans Atelier design studio in Vratislavice nad Nisou
10h Animation workshop
Anything is possible in animation!
Flying dogs, sea waves, talking cats and exploding dinosaurs. During the workshop we will create short animations on animation machines or on a lightbox
5:00 p.m. Glass as a Gift – Guided Tour
Philanthropy in the Glass Region
6:00 p.m. Glass as a Gift – Panel Discussion
The Preciosa Foundation will open an exhibition and discussion in Vratislavice on the role glass plays in philanthropy in our region
10 a.m., Dr. Edvard Beneš Square – all-day program
Experience the work of glassmakers and jewellers with your own hands during the Crystal Valley Week. In addition to live demonstrations, original jewellery and glassware will be available for purchase. Come and blow your whistle, watch the work over the stove, or try your hand at glass cutting.
10 a.m. Christmas House – Glass Workshop: Painting Glass Candleholders and Ornaments
Painting glass candleholders and ornaments; a demonstration of painting Christmas ornaments with Decor by Glassor
14h Workshops in Tiffany technique with Bystro Design
Come and make your own original Tiffany ornament under the guidance of Bystro Design studio from Kamenický Šenov! In the newly opened Pala-Waff pancake and waffle shop you will also find jewellery by Dagmar Pánková and Leoš Smejkal for sale.
14h The Element That Connects - Guided Tour
The Element That Connects exhibition presents Lasvit's Splash art project as a visual metaphor for water—an element that has connected places, people, and cultures since ancient times.
5:00 p.m. Jizerské Diamonds – Guided Tour
Glass is the diamond of the Jizera Mountains, and Klára and Eva’s installation brings all this beauty to life; together, they pay tribute to the melancholy of the Jizera Mountains, to glass, to craftsmanship, and to the local people with their deep inner worlds
7.30 a.m. Glassmaking Literary Walk: Bohemian Paradise / Loukovec / Turnov
A Literary Journey Through the Glassmaking Region from Rovensko pod Troskami to the Borecké Rocks, Loukovec, and Turnov
10 a.m., Dr. Edvard Beneš Square – all-day program
Experience the work of glassmakers and jewellers with your own hands during the Crystal Valley Week. In addition to live demonstrations, original jewellery and glassware will be available for purchase. Come and blow your whistle, watch the work over the stove, or try your hand at glass cutting.
10h SALANSKY.STUDIO OPEN DAY
Visit the brotherly author duo directly in their studio
10 a.m. Christmas House – Creative Workshop with Beaded Ornaments
Creative workshop featuring bead decorations and a demonstration of glass bead blowing with Rautis
10h Crystal market in the library
The popular Crystal Market will take place at the Regional Scientific Library on Friday, August 28, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, August 29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the market is FREE!
4:00 PM A Gem for the Whole World – Guided Tours with Petr Nový
A gem, a little miracle that embodies the story of Czech glass, tradition, and human craftsmanship
9h Crystal market in the library
The popular Crystal Market will take place at the Regional Scientific Library on Friday, August 28, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, August 29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the market is FREE!
10 a.m. Christmas House – Glass Workshop: Painting Glass Candleholders and Ornaments
Painting glass candleholders and ornaments; a demonstration of painting Christmas ornaments with Decor by Glassor
10 a.m. Craft Heritage – Public Meeting with Master Glassmaker Ondřej Novotný
An exhibition in the foyer of the F. X. Šalda Theater showcases the work of two generations: legendary glass artist Petr Novotný and his son Ondřej Novotný
19h Lidové sady | Connecting Cultures – The Show | Multimedia Fashion Show
Join us on a fascinating journey through the world’s cultures