Jílek in the box

Art in the streets!

Our crystal ShowBOXes will be scattered throughout the city centre.

This one on Soukenné náměstí with the Jílek in the Box exhibition is a presentation of Czech glass! The box is a symbolic linking of tradition with vision and presenting the glass craft to the people around us in a slightly different light.

And you are also cordially invited to the show Flowers and Glass (or Karolína in the Box) on 7 August at 5 p.m. A unique floral show awaits you right on Soukenné náměstí!

In the heart of Kamenický Šenov, a town with a rich glassmaking tradition, is the Jílek Glassworks, which has been continuing the legacy of Czech glassmaking since 1905. This traditional glassworks specialises in blown utility and decorative glass, especially in lead-free crystal.

The Jílek Glassworks is proof that honest handicraft still has a firm place today - not only at home, but also in the world. Its products travel to many countries where they represent the quality and tradition of Czech glass.

Among other things, the glassworks is actively involved in the life of the town and helps to improve it. It runs the Lusk café, which can be found opposite the local Glass Museum, and the Second Dormitory in a historic carriage at the train station. It offers guided tours of the glassworks, during which visitors can see the production process and admire the glassmaking craft first-hand.

Thanks to all this, Kamenický Šenov is becoming not only a town of tradition, but also a lively contemporary glassmaking industry that has something to offer in the 21st century.