Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:40:18 +0200https://english.radio.cz/craft-art-worlds-oldest-glassmaking-school-turns-170-8881590© 2026 Radio Prague International When the first sound of glass rang out on March 31, 1856, in Kamenický Šenov (then known as Steinschönau) inside the newly established School of Drawing and Modelling, no one could have imagined they were witnessing the birth of an institution that would outlast an empire, wars, economic crises, and sweeping changes in the glass industry. This year marks 170 years since the small North Bohemian town began writing the story of the world’s oldest glassmaking school . encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/60da08db716856416c66699f9615c9c5.jpg?timestamp=1774738539 https://english.radio.cz/craft-art-worlds-oldest-glassmaking-school-turns-170-8881590 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9