One of our most important tasks is to pass on our glass bead manufacturing craft and show it to adults and to our youngest visitors as well. School groups can take a tour of our facility, create ornaments in our creative workshop or order creative hobby sets to be delivered to the school.
Tours of the glass bead production facility for school groups
See the handmade production of glass beading up close! We would love to show you how glass bead ornaments are made in Poniklá. You will see the entire handmade production process, which is inscribed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity as a unique craft. You will see how glass beads are blown, silver coated, dyed, painted, cut and finally thread into ornaments. After the tour you can try your hand at this traditional craft under the guidance of our instructors in our creative workshop.
Tours last about 40 minutes. We can take 20 people per tour. We divide larger groups into two smaller groups, where one group goes on the tour while the other makes a star ornament in the creative workshop, and then the groups switch. Tours for school groups must be arranged in advance by phone, e-mail or through our contact form.
Practical information
Tours begin in our company store at Poniklá 153. Bus parking is available at the main parking lot on the village square in Poniklá, which is less than 5 minutes’ walk from our facility. There is a playground with an Archimedes screw and other water features on the Poniklá village square. There are many places nearby where you can sit and have a snack. The “Nad věcí” shop sells refreshments, soft drinks, candy, popsicles and excellent coffee. There is also a public toilet on the square. The Na Vršku playground, which has educational play equipment and a large slide, is a 10-minute walk from Rautis. The Poniklá outdoor swimming pool operates during the summer and has a snack bar and small playground. You can also visit the Museum of Krkonoše Crafts, where you will learn about what life used to be like in our mountains.
Creative hobby sets for schools and art groups
Make a Krakonoš the Giant star! We have large creative hobby sets specifically designed for schools and other educational institutions that include enough glass beads to make 50 ornaments. With these sets, children can try out this time-honoured Krkonoše Mountains craft and make their own ornament in the classroom. Each set includes all of the material you need, a teaching guide, detailed instructions and a sample of a finished ornament. Each set also includes a short video about how the Krakonoš the Giant shared the glass bead hand- manufacturing craft with people. The video also shows all of the manufacturing steps that take place before the ornaments are threaded together into their final form. Contact us by e-mail or through the contact form and we will be happy to send you our catalogue of creative hobby sets for school groups.
Workshops at your school
Would you like to have a real live glass bead craftsperson come to your school? We would be happy to prepare a tailor-made workshop for you. Workshops can include a brief talk about the history of our craft, presentation of various semi-finished products and finished ornaments, a video or photos showing the manufacturing process and, of course, a session where participants produce their own glass bead ornaments. Send us a request with the desired date, estimated number of participants and the location, and we will be happy to prepare a customized quote for you.
Reservation
Tel.: +420 733 737 430
Tel.: +420 483 300 036
E-mail: info@rautis.cz
LOCATION
Rautis – Glass bead ornaments
Poniklá 153
512 42 Poniklá
Admission prices for school
Children – CZK 80
For school groups with more than 20 children, the teacher’s admission is free of charge.
Material to create a simple star ornament in the creative workshop: CZK 100 per star.