Specialist glass museum in the former generator house of the Süßmuth glassworks: history of glass, design of everyday glassware, and international studio glass.
9 mei 2026 – 31 oktober 2026
Exhibition for the 9th Immenhäuser Glaspreis with selected studio glass, flat glass, and hollow glass works from Germany; the audience award will be presented at the closing event on October 31.
1 juli 2026 – 31 oktober 2026
Photographs by Werner Waldrich, who in 2022, shortly before demolition, captured the old ornamental glass windows in the glassworks’ glass warehouse.
14 november 2026 – 14 februari 2027
Special exhibition announced in the annual program; the museum has not yet published further details.
The town of Immenhausen opened the Glasmuseum in 1987 in a converted building of the Süßmuth glassworks that once housed the plant’s generators. It is one of the few museums in Germany devoted entirely to glass as a material, and it is supported by the Gesellschaft der Freunde der Glaskunst Richard Süßmuth (friends’ association).
The starting point of the collection is the history of the local glassworks: in 1898 the von Buttlar family moved their business, founded in 1809, from Ziegenhagen to Immenhausen because of the rail connection. Under Hermann Lamprecht the works flourished from 1907 onward with medicine bottles and preserving jars, until it had to close at the end of the 1920s. After World War II, glass designer Richard Süßmuth, who had been expelled from Silesia, rebuilt the glassworks; his cut glass made Immenhausen internationally known. In 1970 he handed the company over to its workforce; the last furnace was shut down in 1996, and the glassworks buildings were demolished in 2023.
The permanent exhibition ranges from the beginnings of glassmaking in the Near East and the forest glassworks of northern Hesse to the design of everyday glassware since 1890 and the studio glass movement. In the basement, machines and tools from the Süßmuth glassworks explain how glass is melted, shaped, and finished. Since 2000 the museum has awarded the Immenhäuser Glaspreis for contemporary glass art in Germany; in May 2026 the state of Hesse named it “Museum of the Month.”
| Volwassenen | € 3,50 |
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| Met korting | € 2,50Children, school students, university students |
| Kinderen & jongeren | € 2,50Children pay the reduced admission. |
| Studenten | € 2,50 |
| Groepen | –Guided tours by appointment: short tour up to 45 minutes €25, tour up to 1.5 hours €40, each in addition to admission. |
| Gezinnen | € 8Family ticket |
Short introductions to the collection and information on the special exhibitions are free.
According to the town of Immenhausen, the museum is equipped for people with disabilities.
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Gezinsticket | € 8 · Family ticket |
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Children’s birthday parties (approx. 2–2.5 hours) with a child-friendly tour, museum rally, short film on glassmaking, painting your own glass, and experiments with glass instruments; €10 per child, minimum €80, admission and materials included. Museum festivals such as the “Heißer Herbst” with a glassblowing demonstration.
Immenhausen Bahnhof
RegioTram RT1 or R17 (Kassel–Warburg) to Immenhausen; bus lines 40 (Kassel–Holzhausen), 171, 172, and city bus 173.
Free RV parking area (8 spaces) at the indoor and outdoor pool, Bernhardt-Vocke-Straße, according to the town about 2.4 km from the museum.
By car via the A7 or the A44 (exit Warburg, then via the B7 and Calden).
Route plannenExhibition catalogs and the publication series “Glas” and “Gegensätze” are available at the museum.
Tot 80 personen.
The large exhibition hall can be rented for private celebrations such as birthdays, anniversaries, or confirmations (up to about 80 people). Civil weddings through the Standesamt (registry office) Grebenstein-Immenhausen.
Aanvragen & details| Rondleidingen | ja · duur ca. 1,5 uur |
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| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Guided tours by appointment, as a short tour (up to 45 minutes) or in-depth (up to 1.5 hours). The museum sees itself as an out-of-school place of learning and provides teachers with educational materials. Courses take place in the studio (e.g., glass beads, gold- and silversmithing, melting Murano glass), along with concerts in the series “Glas & Klassik & mehr.” |
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