Glasmuseum Wertheim

Over het museum

The initiator was the glass physicist and entrepreneur Dr. Hans Löber. In 1973 the Förderkreis Wertheimer Glasmuseum was founded, today Glasmuseum Wertheim e.V., which still runs the museum. The town of Wertheim had previously acquired a half-timbered house from 1577 from the holdings of the House of Löwenstein, in which the museum opened on three floors in May 1976.

In the 1990s a second historic building from 1588 was restored and opened in 1998 as an exhibition house for special collections and temporary exhibitions. In 2006 the exhibition was fundamentally redesigned and supplemented with around 30 interactive stations to try out.

In the large house, the exhibition spans more than 3,000 years of glass history; in the workshop, a glassblower demonstrates his craft. The small house shows, among other things, historic Christmas tree ornaments, scientific glass, and glass beads. In 2022 Heike Baumann took over as director, and the presentation was revised again.

Hoogtepunten

• Glassblowing demonstrations in the museum workshop
• Around 30 play and experiment stations
• More than 3,000 years of glass history
• Collection of historic Christmas tree ornaments
• Two half-timbered houses from the 16th century

Vaste collectie

• Follow the HEART – 3.000 Jahre Glas – A tour of the large house through the history and technology of glass with numerous hands-on stations.
• Glasbläserwerkstatt – At the burner, a glassblower shows how vessels and figures are made from glowing glass.
• Historischer Christbaumschmuck – On view in the small house: glass tree ornaments from Thuringia, supplemented by cabinets on scientific glass and glass beads.

Opgericht

1976

Beheerder

Glasmuseum Wertheim e.V.

Directie

Heike Baumann

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Free for holders of the Familienpass (family pass).

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The first floor with the museum shop and glassblowing workshop is wheelchair-accessible; the upper floors of the 16th-century half-timbered houses are only partially accessible.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Doe- en voelstations
• Kinderfeestjes

Around 30 play stations invite children and teenagers to try things out. Children's birthday parties can be booked at the museum or with the glassblower, including ornament blowing.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Via the A3 (exit Marktheidenfeld/Wertheim or Wertheim/Lengfurt, each approx. 10 km) or the A81 (exit Tauberbischofsheim, approx. 30 km).

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Museum shop on the first floor.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.

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