The art of glassmaking is at home beside the River Weser. Here there used to be a large number of glassblowing works producing their goods for the world market. The fires have long since been quenched in most of the factories, but we have taken up production once again on one of the original sites.
Every day in the Gernheim glass tower (built in 1826), visitors can experience our glassmakers at work blowing and shaping the molten glass. And right next door they can see the finished products being polished and engraved before their very eyes. Many parts of the early industrial factory village have also been preserved. These include the oldest workers’ houses in Westphalia, the factory owner’s house and the basket-making house. The whole site will give you the opportunity of taking a stroll through 700 years of glassmaking history.
Guided tours in English are offered for 40 €. English pamphlets are available. Please contact the museum for further information.
By car: Motorway A2/E3 Oberhausen-Hannover, exit Porta Westfalica; B482 in the direction of Porta Westfalica and continue until Lahde; then keep going in the direction of Bremen, take a right turn onto the B 61 in the direction of Ovenstädt and proceed to the museum car park in Gernheim. By public means of transportation: Nearest railway station: Minden/Westf. Hbf. Bus connections: line 501 Minden Central Bus Station to Uchte, bus stop "Petershagen-Gernheim/Gasthaus von Minden". For timetable information ring: 0049 (0)571 9344428. By bike: the museum is right alongside the "Weser-Fernradwanderweg" trail. It is around 20 km from Minden to Gernheim.
Adults: 2,90 € School children: 1,50 € Reduced prices: students, handicapped persons, trainees, welfare-recipients, persons during their military or community service: € 1,70 Family day ticket: 6,80 € Groups of over 15 people: 2,30 € per person Year tickets: LWL-MuseumsCard for one adult: 19,00 € LWL-MuseumsCard for two adults: 29,00 € LWL-MuseumsCard for families: 29,00 € LWL-MuseumsCard for school children and students: 9,00 € LWL-MuseumsCard for grandparents and their grandchildren: 29,00 €

