LWL Museum Glashütte

Many buildings from the early 19th century factory site have been preserved, including rows of workers' houses, the former factory owner's villa, the basket weaving workshop with the factory school and Gernheim's landmark: the conical glassworks tower from 1826, where glassmakers today produce glasses and bottles from red-hot masses using a pipe, just as they did 100 years ago. The permanent exhibition presents the stages of glass production, provides information about the living and working conditions of the Gernheim employees and offers a tour through the history of glass from 1800 to the present day.