THE GLASS WORKSHOP
Experience Holmegaard Værk's glassblowers transforming liquid glass into brightly colored champagne glasses and fantastic works of art.
In the exhibition GLASSWORKS you get up close to life as a glassworker at Holmegaard Glassworks. It was here in the glass hut that the glassmakers blew glass, drew stems and shaped feet while sweating in the heat of the large tank furnace.
The heat is gone. When the large tank furnace was turned off, 45 tons of liquid glass inside slowly settled and solidified. And when the plant had to close in 2008, the place was abandoned in a hurry. The dust still covers the buttons that operate the machines, and the furnace lies like a large mausoleum with a cold mass of glass that will never move on.
MEET THE GLASS BLOWERS
When you visit the exhibition GLASS WORKSHOP, we take you back to the warmth around the tank furnace – with respect for a place that has been a workplace for generations and generations of glass workers for almost 200 years.
They are the ones who tell the stories in short podcasts that you can listen to while your gaze is captivated by enchanting light installations and captivating animations.
You can also see how glass is made. A team of skilled glassmakers in their new and modern workshop provides an insight into the process when, in collaboration with a number of guest artists, they once again fire up the kilns and let Holmegaard Glasværk form the framework for a new production of glass art.
You can experience the glassblowers at Holmegaard Værk all the museum's opening days between 10:00 - 12:00 and 13:00 - 16:00.
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An experience beyond the ordinary. Glass has its own story when told in an inspiring and vivid way.
Bjørn Larsen — Guest at Holmegaard Værk
