Czech glass museum exhibits fused-glass portraits of world-renowned figures

The Museum in Jablonec nad Nisou is exhibiting an unusual series of fused glass portraits of personalities created by artist František Janák. Visitors will recognize the faces of  Charles IV, Rudolf II, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Winston Churchill and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, among others. The portraits were created using the technique of fused glass sculpture. Also on display is the work of Alena Matějka, an internationally renowned Czech glass artist and sculptor, whose art pieces grace numerous public and private collections in Czechia and abroad.