In Charleroi, the Glass Museum plays with transparency

Founded 45 years ago, the Museum of Glass is a landmark in Charleroi. On the Bois du Cazier site, in the district of Marcinelle, it is located in a former lamp store, testifing to the manufacturing of a product, that along with the steel industry, textile and charcoal, was one of the four basic industries that contributed to the industrial soaring of Wallonia, during the 19th century.

Visit of the Glass Museum, in Charleroi

The exhibition « Glass-making, a Human Beehive ? » is taking place here until the 25th of May 2018 and glass-blowers, juggling with glass in fusion, to the sound of the factory bell, ensure the artistic spectacle. Visitors are invited to stroll amongst a thousand faces of men and women, who produced these remarkable artistic works, between La Belle Epoque and the Roaring Twenties.

Created with the same material, these 3 vases offer a completely different vision of glass. © DR

Glass-blowing is an artistic trade that allows us to penetrate in a magical universe. © DR

Splendours of a timeless decorative element

For this special event, the permanent collections of this regional museum are featured in all their splendour and each creative current—Belgian or international—is largely represented. An occasion that will enable you to rediscover this decorative material that has sustained many different styles…

Experimented artisans can produce a trendy curtain weight or an elephant, using just a few grams of sand. © DR