In ArberLand glass is part of culture. And there is a culture of glass. In any case, along the Glass Road in the Bavarian Forest, the centuries old tradition of glassmaking is preserved as nowhere else – as evidenced by the glassworks, glass museums, glass galleries, glass ark, glass barn and glass forest.
The Glass Road is 250 kilometres long. And a major part lies in Arberland, between the Arber and Frauenau. Art and culture: following the Glass Road takes you from rustic crafts to prize winning Poschinger Art Nouveau glass and back again. more »
The modern glass museum in Frauenau gives a unique, exciting insight into the history of glass. Glass production provided the people of ArberLand with money and bread over a long period. Even today glass objects are produced here with considerable attention to detail. The glass museum in Frauenau shows how it is done. more »
The Glass Ark has finally dropped anchor at the foot of the Lusen in ArberLand after a long journey. The Glass Ark is a powerful symbol of peace and tolerance: nearly 5 metres long, weighing 3 tons and made out of 480 individual glass panels. more »
Unique in ArberLand: In Weißenstein, right next to the castle ruins, there is a glass forest. Glass and forest combined – where else, if not on the Glass Road in the Bavarian Forest? The "Glass Forest" is directly on the quarz rock. In an area of 2,000 square metres, the Bavarian Forest can be seen in its original form of mixed forest, but in the form of glass. more »
