Culture
You can also discover the varied art and culture on offer in the surrounding area, such as the famous glass and porcelain manufacturers or the many museums.
Museums
Go on a fascinating journey into the past: you can, for example, go back 300 years in time - as a farmer, cottager, hunter or nobleman. You can visit one of the countless museums in the area to discover how people lived and worked back then, what they ate and drank and how they used to celebrate. But you will not only see the treasures of the past, - fascinating contemporary works of art by local artists are also on display. Allow yourself to be inspired!
- East Bavaria Museum of Mining and Industry
- Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial Site
- Upper Palatinate Open-Air Museum Neusath-Perschen
- Upper Palatinate Artists’ House in Schwandorf
- Amberg Archaeological Museum
Porcelain
The history of porcelain is the history of mankind. From prehistoric vessels and your grandmother’s carefully preserved coffee set right through to 21st century design - you will find a great piece of culture here in a very small area. For even today 80% of the porcelain used for crockery in Europe is still produced in the region between Coburg and Weiden. Experience the finest ceramic, and maybe in one of the many manufacturers you will discover a fragile treasure that you want to take home with you...
- Porzellanikon (European Industrial Museum for Porcelain, European Museum for Industrial Ceramic, Rosenthal Museum, German Porcelain Museum)
- Weiden International Ceramic Museum
- Selb - The porcelain city on the Internet
- Seltmann Weiden
- Verein Porzellanstrasse e.V.
Glass
The beauty of broken light that breaks through perfectly cut glass. The fascination of gracefully curving and mouth-blown shapes produced using ancient craftsmanship...
Experience Germany’s unique Glass Road, which extends from Waldsassen via Tirschenreuth as far as Passau and Bad Birnbach, and discover unique, precious pieces of glassware at the local manufacturers.