In the 18th century, the Lamspringe monastery founded a forest glassworks . It was located in the extensive wooded area of ​​the Westerhof monastery forest, which borders the Heber ridge.




HISTORY






In 1792 Johann Friedrich Stender from Ziegenhagen resumed glass production in the monastery forest and founded a glassworks with the Stender glass factory. The Glashütte settlement, for which the company was named, emerged from it.

 The transformation of Herrenhaus into a Museum and a cultural center is not just about reconstructing a physical structure; it's a tale of resurrection and renewal, breathing life and beauty back into history.  

Scene Shifts, in Six Movements
Jani Ruscica

The locations, images, texts and music hold references to a long history of cross-cultural misinterpretations.
Collection of Kunsthalle Glashuette