Guided tour of Kosta Glassworks
Guided tour with a guide
Monday - Thursday
10:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00 and 15:00
Information
A guided tour includes a presentation of the glassworks and a visit to the glassworks during our regular production. You will learn about Kosta's history, glass and how glass is blown.
The tour starts at the Kosta Boda Art Gallery.
Prices for guided tours
Adults: SEK 150
Students/senior citizens: SEK 120
Children aged 7–16: SEK 70
Children under 7: free
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Glass demonstration – with speaker/guide in the glassworks hut
Friday
at 10 a.m., 12 noon, 1 p.m,2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays
at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Information
A guided tour includes a seated experience of glassblowing and demonstrations of the craft together with our masters and a guide in a workshop that manufactures Kosta Glassworks' glass crafts. You will learn about Kosta's history, glass and how glass is blown.
The tours start inside the glassworks.
Prices for guided tours
Adults: 100 SEK
Students/pensioners: 70 SEK
Children 7-16 years: 30 SEK
Children under 7: free
Summer 2026
July 6 - August 2
Summer 2026 is now open for booking!
During weeks 28 - 31, Kosta Glassworks will be open but in a different format than usual.
Glass demonstration will be available Monday - Sunday.
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
During a demonstration, you can follow the process from the red-hot glass mass to sparklingly beautiful crafts blown and shaped by our masters on site. A guide will take you through the process and you will learn about Kosta's history, the craft, what glass is made of, and how it is shaped. The demonstration start and end inside the Kosta glassworks. As a visitor, you can sit down if there is space available.
Glass demonstrations will be held in Swedish, English, and German according to the following schedule:
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Swedish & German
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Swedish & English
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Swedish & German
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Swedish & English
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Swedish & German
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Swedish & English
Other information
Guided tours must be booked at least one day in advance. If you would like to book a guided tour on the same day, please contact Kosta Art Gallery on 0478-345 29.
Guided tours can be booked on request at 9 a.m. – but not on Fridays! However, you must book at least two days in advance via [email protected]
Guided tours are available in both Swedish and English. German is available on request during the low season.
For guided tours in German, please contact Kosta Art Gallery on +46 (0)478-345 29.
For group bookings of guided tours, please contact Kosta Art Gallery on +46 (0)478-345 29 or via [email protected].