Glasmuseum Weißwasser, Glass museum in Weißwasser, Germany.

The Glasmuseum Weißwasser displays glass objects, historical furnaces, and production equipment arranged across several exhibition areas. The spaces show how craftspeople used simple tools to create intricate glasswork.

The town council decided on 25 November 1992 to create a glass museum in the Gelsdorf Villa, built in 1924/25 for the glass manufacturer Wilhelm Gelsdorf. A support association founded on 8 June 1993 gathered the exhibits, and the museum opened on 3 June 1996 during the town's 444th-anniversary celebrations. Its collection traces the Lusatian glass industry from the first glassworks of 1872 through Wilhelm Wagenfeld's designs for the Vereinigte Lausitzer Glaswerke.

The name reflects Weißwasser's role as a glassmaking hub where many residents dedicated their lives to the craft. The displays show how central this work was to the town's identity and the daily lives of its people.

You can visit the exhibition during weekday hours, though opening times vary throughout the week. It helps to check ahead and plan enough time to explore the different areas.

The museum houses an original glassmaker's workshop with genuine old tools, where you can trace the entire production process from start to finish. This workshop helps visitors understand the difficult work and skill that went into the craft.