Special An der Poststraße, Saxony-Anhalt

Orgelbaumuseum Klosterhäseler

Small museum on the Heerwagen family of organ builders in the monastery crypt of Schloss Klosterhäseler, viewing by arrangement.

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About the museum

In Klosterhäseler, the Heerwagen family of organ builders maintained their workshop from 1855 to 1892. The organ building museum recalls this chapter and has been housed since 2005 in the castle's crypt and adjoining rooms. The crypt dates from the early 14th century and is a remnant of the Cistercian convent that existed here from 1239/40 to 1540; after secularization it was incorporated into the castle.

The castle served until the land reform as the seat of the manor owners, later as a residence, school, municipal administration and LPG office. Today it houses apartments, association rooms and a winery.

The exhibition covers the Heerwagens and Thuringian organ building with display panels, models, tools and materials. An open slider chest organ with three stops makes the mechanics visible; some pieces come from the former Thüringer Orgelmuseum Bechstedtstraß. In the neighboring village church of 1766 stands an organ by Wilhelm Heerwagen from 1871 with 13 stops, which sounds during tours.

Highlights

Monastery crypt from the early 14th century
Open slider chest organ for understanding the mechanics
Heerwagen organ from 1871 in the village church
Tools and models of organ building

Permanent exhibitions

Orgelbauerfamilie Heerwagen und Thüringer Orgelbau – Display panels, models, tools and materials on organ building as well as an open slider chest organ that makes the way it works understandable.