Erich-Mäder-Glasmuseum
Glass museum in Grünenplan on the art of glassmaking in the Hils – from medieval forest glassworks to the mirror glass industry.
Over het museum
Grünenplan on the Hils has been shaped by glassmaking for centuries. Excavation finds prove the existence of forest glassworks in the region as early as the 11th century, and in 1744 Duke Carl I of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel had a princely mirror glassworks founded here, from which today's glass site emerged.
The museum goes back to Erich Mäder, the former director of Deutsche Spiegelglas AG. He suggested its founding and provided his private glass collection as its foundation. The exhibition is housed on the upper floor of the tourist information office at the park in Grünenplan.
It shows the development of glassmaking from its beginnings to the present. Restored finds from forest glassworks in the Hils from the High and Late Middle Ages and the early modern period stand alongside an extensive drinking glass collection, loans and presentations by local glass companies. In the Mirror Hall on the ground floor, four historic mirrors illustrate the roughly 400-year mirror tradition of the Hilsmulde; the room is also used for weddings.
The museum also includes the glassmaker's house on Kirchtalstraße, which shows the history of the Grünenplan glassworks since 1744 as well as the work and living conditions of the glassblowers. A reconstruction of a glass furnace stands outdoors.
Hoogtepunten
- Glass collection of Erich Mäder
- Finds from medieval forest glassworks in the Hils
- Mirror Hall with four historic mirrors
- Glassmaker's house with a reconstructed glass furnace
- "Wald + Glas" project days for schools
Vaste collectie
- Glasmacherkunst im Hils – Forest glass finds from the 11th to 17th centuries, Erich Mäder's collection and presentations by local glass manufacturers trace the glass history of the region.
- Spiegelsaal – Four historic mirrors represent the roughly four-hundred-year history of mirror production in the Hilsmulde.
- Glasmacherhaus – The development of the Grünenplan mirror glassworks from 1744, the daily work of the glassblowers and a replica glass furnace outdoors.
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
De toegang is gratis.
Admission is free.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
- Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
The tourist information building can be reached without steps via a 3 m long ramp (6% slope); all visitor areas are accessible without steps or via elevator or ramp. Wheelchair-accessible restroom on the ground floor, one designated accessible parking space.
Kinderen & gezin
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Post · 300 m
Bus line 62 or 63 to the Post stop, then about 300 m on foot.
Met de auto
Parkeerplaats aanwezig
Hiker's parking lot at the tourist information office, which also has an accessible parking space.
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
By car via Untere Hilsstraße or Alfelder Weg.
Route plannenService & horeca
The museum is on the upper floor of the Grünenplan tourist information office.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
- Bruiloften / trouwceremonies
The Mirror Hall on the ground floor is used as a wedding room.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
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| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Guided tours by arrangement via the Grünenplan tourist information office. Schools can book age-appropriate tours in the glass museum and the glassmaker's house as well as "Wald + Glas" project days. |
