Exhibition

/ Biennale

/ 09 Aug — 23 Aug 2026

Kunstgussmuseum Lauchhammer Kunstgussmuseum Lauchhammer

© Photographer Friederike Kalz

Event Kunstgussmuseum Lauchhammer, Exhibition

Section Biennale

Duration 09 Aug — 23 Aug 2026

Info Tuesday and Wednesday 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursday through Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (Closed on Monday)

Location Kunstgussmuseum Lauchhammer, District Oberspreewald-Lausitz

Address 01979 Lauchhammer/Bukowc, Freifrau-von-Löwendal-Straße 3

The Lauchhammer Ironworks was founded in 1725 by a woman named Benedicta Margaretha von Löwendal. Under Detlev Graf von Einsiedel, it developed into a major art and bronze foundry. Lauchhammer is considered the birthplace of artistic iron casting in Germany and the first production site for large-scale cast-iron sculptures.

Today, the Lauchhammer Museum of Artistic Iron Casting houses a collection that is unique in Germany, comprising some 2,800 historical models made of plaster and metal. The reliefs and three-dimensional models document the artistic and cultural history of iron and bronze casting from the 18th through the 21st century. This extensive historical collection is complemented by original iron and bronze castings, including sculptures, monuments, and decorative art objects by prominent contemporary artists.

Artists

Birgit Fechner

Zerbrechliche Formen

Birgit Fechner  (*1962 in München) studierte zuerst Osteuropawissenschaften, bevor sie sich zum Gaststudium in der Kunsthochschule Weißensee …

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Dirk Sorge

Spurensuche

Dirk Sorge (*1984 in Berlin) ist bildender Künstler mit Sitz in Leipzig und Berlin. Er studierte Bildende Kunst an der Universität der Künste Berlin …

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Reinhard Sandner

Was los im Revier

Reinhard Sandner, gebürtiger Lauchhammeraner, widmet sich seit Jahrzehnten der Lausitzer Landschaft und ihren Menschen.

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