Sklárna Jílek – Kamenický Šenov

Location: Nová huť 687, 471 14 Kamenický Šenov · Liberec Region

Category: night-time tour of handmade glassblowing

The Jílek glassworks in Kamenický Šenov has been making handmade glass for over 120 years. The tour takes you through the glass workshop, where master glassmakers draw molten glass from the furnace, blow it and shape it in wooden and metal moulds. The tour lasts around 30 minutes, the commentary is in Czech (English or Italian by arrangement) and reservations must be made at least three working days in advance. The site also has a company shop and the Druhá kolej café.

Why visit this place?

• Besides the tour there are hands-on workshops, so children get to make something themselves.
• Allow roughly an hour and a quarter; the programme is aimed at lower primary, upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 51 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.
• The whole programme is indoors, so rain is not a problem.

Practical information

• Opening hours: Tours Mon–Fri 9–12 (booking required)
• Typical visit: 75 min
• Admission: adults 200 CZK, children 120 CZK
• Suitable for: primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Glassworks tour for primary schools – glassblowing, the glassmaker's craft, the tradition of Kamenický Šenov. Physics and chemistry of glass.

Official website: https://www.sklarnajilek.cz/

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