Centrum Dziedzictwa Szkła w Krośnie

About the museum

The Centrum Dziedzictwa Szkła opened in 2012 in the centre of Krosno, a town that has been associated with the production of glass, crystal and fibreglass for more than five centuries. The centre presents the history and technology of glass in an interactive way, and in 2013 it won the title of Best Polish Tourist Product. In 2025 it was named the best tourist product in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship.

In the main building, visitors can see permanent and temporary exhibitions of glass objects and a film about the history of glassmaking in Krosno and the region, as well as glassworks demonstrations in a small glassworks, where glassblowers shape the glass by hand. In the Piwnice Przedprożne cellars on the other side of the Rynek, collections, tools, moulds and a furnace are on display. One of the cellars also houses a small optical laboratory that shows how glass is used in science and technology.

Visits are guided, and the centre also runs workshops where you can paint, engrave, grind and shape glass. Individual visitors can, by arrangement, try glassblowing at the furnace themselves.

Highlights

• Glassworks demonstrations where glassblowers shape glass by hand
• Permanent and temporary exhibitions of glass objects
• Piwnice Przedprożne with a collection, tools and a furnace
• Small optical laboratory
• Workshops: painting, engraving and grinding glass

Permanent exhibitions

• Wystawy stałe i pokazy hutnicze – The main building shows glass objects and a film about the history of glassmaking, while in the small glassworks glassblowers shape glass by hand.
• Piwnice Przedprożne – Collections, tools, moulds and a furnace in the historic cellars on the Rynek, plus a small optical laboratory.

Founded

2012

Operated by

CDS Krosno

Admission & discounts

The price of PLN 42 covers the full visit: the main building and the Piwnice Przedprożne. Concessions cannot be combined. Glassblowing at the furnace for individual visitors is charged by the hour, by individual arrangement. For guided tours of foreign groups of fewer than 12 people, a surcharge of PLN 200 applies.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The main building has a ramp and an automatic door with a motion sensor. The lift serves all four levels and has buttons with Braille labels. Accessible toilets are located on several floors. The Piwnice Przedprożne on the Rynek are reachable only by stairs. The building has an audible and visual alarm system, and no sign-language interpreter is provided. People with limited mobility can drive up to the Rynek; the lift must be requested by phone in advance.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

For children, glassmaking workshops are held, as well as events such as “Szklany poranek z rozrabiakami”, with a film, a show and creative activities.

Getting there & parking

The nearest bus stops are Podwale 02 and Legionów 04.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The shop has its own entrance from the street with automatic doors.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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