Portrait of one of the defining product designers of the postwar era, whose designs for porcelain, furniture, cutlery and glass became classics; the focus is on his work with glass.
Om museet
The museum has its roots in the Coburger Glaspreis (Coburg Glass Prize), which the Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg first launched in 1977 as an international competition for modern glass. Many of the works shown there entered the collections; further competitions followed in 1985, 2006, 2014 and 2022, each significantly expanding the holdings.
In 1989 a first display was set up in the orangery of Schloss Rosenau, considered an early specialist museum for modern glass in Central Europe. When space ran out, a new building designed by Albert Wagner was built opposite the orangery, with major support from the entrepreneur Otto Waldrich and the foundation he established. The new museum, with around 1,260 square meters of exhibition space, opened in 2008.
Today the collection comprises about 1,400 objects: from artistically designed functional glass to sculptures and large-scale installations, complemented by a study collection of modern ceramics in the basement and a lampworking studio. In 2026 the Losch Collection, featuring works by the Venetian designer Fulvio Bianconi, was added as a new permanent section. The museum is a branch of the Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg; the building is managed by the Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung (Bavarian Palace Administration).
Højdepunkter
Works from five Coburg Glass Prizes since 1977
Studio glass from the 1960s to the present
Losch Collection with glass by Fulvio Bianconi (since 2026)
Study collection of modern ceramics in the basement
Setting in the landscape park of Schloss Rosenau
Permanente udstillinger
Fulvio Bianconi – Die Sammlung Ursula und Rainer Losch – New permanent section with vessels, objects and figures by the Venice-based designer, who worked mainly with the Venini glassworks.
Sammlung Modernes Glas – Studio glass, design glass, sculptures and installations from Europe and overseas, from the beginnings of the studio glass movement to the present, largely from the Coburg Glass Prizes.
Grundlagt
1989
Ejer
Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg (Coburger Landesstiftung)
Entrépriser & rabatter
Voksne
6 €
Nedsat pris
4 €Those eligible for concessions, people with disabilities, retirees
Børn og unge
gratisgratis til og med 18 år · Children and young people up to 18 free.
Pensionister
4 €Retirees
Personer med handicap
4 €
Studerende og elever
gratisSchool students, university students and apprentices up to 24 free; teachers and educators (including for preparatory visits) also free.
Grupper (fra 20 pers.)
4 € pr. personFor 20 or more people. Highlights tour (60 min.): €4 per person or a flat rate of €80 for up to 20 people; in English €5 or €100, plus admission in each case.
Familier
–The price list includes a line for families (two adults with children up to 18) without a separate price; children are free anyway.
Combined ticket Schloss Rosenau + Europäisches Museum für Modernes Glas
9 €
Combined ticket for five Coburg sites (Veste Coburg, Schloss Ehrenburg, Naturkunde-Museum, Schloss Rosenau, Glass Museum)
16 €Valid for one year from date of purchase
Public themed guided tour (Sundays at 14:30, once a month)
5 €Plus admission
Within four weeks, the ticket is credited toward admission to the Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg and vice versa. Different prices may apply during special exhibitions.
Tilgængelighed
Kørestolsvenlig
Elevator
Handicaptoilet
Handicapparkering
Servicehunde tilladt
Taktile tilbud: findes ikke
Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
Ramp at the entrance, step-free exhibition rooms, elevator to the upper floor and to the ceramics collection in the basement. Wheelchair and rollator available on request, lightweight folding stools. Guided tours with trained staff are recommended for blind and visually impaired visitors; the objects may not be touched.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
Entré for børn
gratis til og med 18 år
Familieomvisninger & workshops
Børnefødselsdage
Occasional family tours (approx. 1 hour). Children's birthday party "Funkelzauber" (Sparkle Magic) from age 6 with a museum educator and crafts (max. 10 children). Free admission up to age 18.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Schlosspark Rosenau/Glasmuseum
From Rödental-Oeslau train station, take Stadtbus Rödental Green Line 2 (weekdays only, stop Schlosspark Rosenau/Glasmuseum on request, return trip as an on-demand bus with registration at least 1 hour in advance); from Coburg, take line 3 to Rödental-Oeslau Bahnhof.
I bil
Parkering muligt
Parking lot right next to the museum, including one accessible parking space.
Restaurant in the immediate vicinity in the Schlosspark Rosenau.
Arrangementer & udlejning
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Rundvisninger
ja · varighed ca. 60 min.
Audioguide
ja (DE, EN)
Tilbud til skoler
ja
Godt at vide
Once a month on Sundays at 14:30, public themed tour (approx. 1 hour). Group tours (highlights tour 60 minutes) and school programs through the Kunstsammlungen guide service (tel. 09561 87948).