Glassworks Dorotheenhuette Wolfach

Glasworks with exhibition and museum

Glassworks
The glass-works were founded by Ummo Barthmann and Dr. Kurt Petersen in Wolfach in 1947. The “Dorotheenhütte” is the only glassworks in the Black Forest where you can see how lead crystal is mouth-blown and hand-cut.

• Discover the fascinating history of glass
• See how glass is blown and cut
• Come and blow a vase by yourself

Please note the last admission times and the opening times on Christmas holidays, New Year's Eve and New Year.
Last admission is usually 16:30h, 1h before closing the Dorotheenhütte.

Glas Museum
Glass is one of the oldest materials. The most famous piece is probably an about 5.500 year old bead shown in the Museum in Berlin.
 
You can walk through 2000 years of glassmaking history at the Dorotheenhütte Glass Museum. You will witness the various development stages of the glass history, the different styles of past eras, the growth of glass artistry as well as glass blowing tools.
 
Contemporary exhibits show the use of glass in medicine and music.