Bižuterie a sklo - Informační centrum Jablonec n. N.

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Jablonec nad Nisou Jablonec nad Nisou lies in the foothills of the Jizera Mountains. It has an area of 31.38 km 2 , an altitude above sea level of 380–758 m and it is home to more than 45,000 inhabitants. The first mention of the settlement dates from 1356. Czech and German colonists came to the area at that time. A number of villages in this area were burnt down during the Crusade of the fifteenth century and Jablonec was among them. The area was then resettled predominantly by German colonists in the mid-16th century. In 1548, a glassworks was established in M‰eno by the Wander and Schürer families, who, along with the Preusslers, were the best known glass entrepreneurs in the Jizera Mountains during the 16th and 17th centuries. In the 18th century, the glassworks began to move further into the mountains in search of the necessary supplies of wood. This period also saw the establishment and rapid rise of the Riedel glass dynasty, the glass kings of the Jizera Mountains. The beginnings of the mass production of costume jewellery in the region are associated with their name. They were also later successfully involved in the production of light fittings and technical glass or the textile business. During the course of the 19th century, Jablonec became an internationally respected glass and costume jewellery centre. After being raised to the status of a township in 1808, it was subsequently given the status of a town in 1866. At that time, Jablonec was one of the ten largest towns in Bohemia and it played host to tens of thousands of foreigners from all continents every year, mainly costume jewellery merchants. The Vocational School for Drawing, Modelling and Metal Chasing School in Jablonec nad Nisou was established in 1880 to support the costume jewellery industry. At that time, the Jablonec area became known as the “Austrian California”, but prospectors came looking for glass diamonds instead of gold. This period also saw the beginning of the activities of the successful innovator of cut glass stone production and internationally renowned merchant, Daniel Swarovski, who came from the Jizera Mountains. The development then accelerated and the town on the Nisa soon saw the construction of a gasworks (1872), a power station (1891) and a tram line (1901). The 20th century also began magnificently, when Jablonec businesspeople paid as much in taxes to the Habsburg monarchy as the entire crown territory of Dalmatia. The First World War clipped the wings of production and commerce, but this was followed by a remarkable boom in the new state when almost 700 companies were involved in selling costume jewellery in Jablonec and its environs alone! However, the economic crisis of the 1930s and the subsequent Second World War significantly reshuffled the cards. 1945 and 1948 marked the start of a new reality. Despite this, however, Jablonec succeeded in reclaiming its position as a significant international supplier of costume jewellery. Production was handled by the Jablonec jewellery state enterprise, exports were the province of Jablonex, a museum with nationwide activities was established, international exhibitions were organised and the town began to breathe again. Despite the fact that glass and costume jewellery were no longer its sole industry, they remained an unforgettable part of its identity. And this also remained the case after 1989, when the state enterprise monopolies were replaced with numerous small and large entrepreneurs who are continuing to write new chapters in the story of this proud town of glass and costume jewellery with an apple tree in its coat of arms. 10
Several cultural institutions have long been involved in the presentation of costume jewellery and glass art in this town on the Nisa. The specialised Museum of Glass and Costume Jewellery, which is under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, has an exceptional standing within the framework of the Czech Republic. The names of the interactive exhibitions, “The Magic World of Costume Jewellery”, the Enchanted Garden – “Seven Centuries of Czech Glass” (in the Main Building) and “Jewellery of the Third Millennium – The Eternal Desire for Beauty” (at the Belveder Gallery), express the magical attraction of glass, costume jewellery and jewels. As well as its permanent exhibitions, the museum also holds thematic and authorial exhibitions, for which it publishes multilingual book publications and catalogues. The Museum, which was established in 1904 with the goal of supporting local costume jewellery and artistic production, has held an international triennial aimed particularly at promoting costume jewellery since 2008. The most successful projects of recent years have included the exhibition of Glass Christmas Decorations – the Past, the Present and the Vision (2010/2011). The institution also includes a public library with a unique collection of specialist and national history literature. Info: www.msb-jablonec.cz In 2012 the MY Town Gallery will celebrate 20 years of its existence. This is a small, but highly active exhibition facility which works closely with the town and various citizens’ initiatives (for example, the Association of the Friends of Jablonec n. N.). For the last fifteen years, it has used interesting premises on the ground floor of the town hall building in the centre of town. Its activities focus on several thematic areas: the curator’s main area of interest is the work of local artists, including both contemporary artists and those of the past who have been forgotten or deliberately neglected. He also devotes attention to local phenomena such as the applied arts school, various associations, applied arts production, medal making and coin minting, art in public places and town symbolism. Info: galerie-my@seznam.cz, tel. +420 483 357 405 The exhibition facilities in Jablonec nad Nisou have also been supplemented by the university Gallery N. It was opened in 2002 as a facility of the Department of Design from the Textile Faculty at the Technical University in Liberec. The airy space in a former theatre building often hosts exhibitions by costume jewellery and glass artists. Its very nature makes it clear that it is more interested in experimental projects aimed at presenting the public with untraditional, playful and surprising views of traditional material. As well as regular exhibitions of the students’ semester work, the exhibition program also includes graduates, teachers and inspiring individuals from the republic and abroad. Info: galerie.n@tul.cz 11
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