The tradition of the Riedels as glass makers is rich in touching legends and unbelievable success stories. But also economic crises and personal tragedies. The Riedel company managed to withstand the end of the monarchy, the social upheavals of the newly established Czechoslovakia Republic, and the effects of the global economic crisis through skill and creativity.

After the Second World War the Riedel family was dispossessed, lost all their property in Bohemia, all their factories and the entirety of their private assets. Walter Riedel, eighth generation of the company, was imprisoned in Russia for ten years. The future prospects seemed to have evaporated. But the story played out differently thanks to the enormous courage and effort of Walter Riedel. It is his legacy that the bohemian Riedel tradition began anew, in Austria - Kufstein Tyrol. 

The Riedel Museum and the "Glass Cabinet - Retrospective and ideas laboratory" at the Kufstein site present a comprehensive presentation of the work of the Riedel family of glassmakers in Kufstein 1957 and presents the highlights of the family history and glass art in Bohemia. and glass art in Bohemia.

The exhibited exhibits come in part from the family collection. The glassmaking museum includes an interactive and family-friendly presentation of the craft up to the physics and chemistry of the glass production.

From such a short distance off the highway, a traveler and wine connoisseur can truly experience the unique world of wine glass productsion at the RIEDEL factory. The glass factory allows an inside look at the glass making process and how glassware is diligently mouth blown and hand-made.

In the heart of the Tiroler Glashütte, which is part of the tour, visitors can see from a gallery how the talented glassmakers make a drinking glass or a decanter. Precision and sensitivity are important, because each piece is unique.