#21: Czech Museum of Glass and Jewelry in Jablonec nad Nisou (ft. Petr Nový)
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This is our almost last podcast from Prague of the year, the last just before Christmas, so the guest will be very special, connected to the Czech holidays, Christmas ornaments and jewelry, art, design, traditions and the world of glass. My guest is an historian, Chief Curator and Deputy Director of the Museum of Glass and Jewelry in Jablonec nad Nisou, Dr. Petr Nový. We will be talking about the journey of Christmas ornaments to the promised land over the sea, the United States of America, which is the most significant customer for these fragile goods. The Museum of Glass and Jewelry is in charge of the largest public collection of glass Christmas ornaments in the World, which numbers more than fifteen thousand pieces.
Petr Nový: Museums aren't boring, but you can hide from boredom in them, says the chief curator of the Museum of Glass and Jewelry in Jablonec nad Nisou, the only state-run specialized institution and centre for the presentation of glass and jewelry production in the Czech Republic. Petr Nový is also the author of numerous publications and lectures on the history and development of glassmaking and jewelry, head of the Glass History section of the Czech Glass Society, member of the Czech Design Academy, and lecturer on the history of glass and jewelry.
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