Overwhelmed by the sheer scale of it all. RosebuschVerlassenschaften. That’s what this place is called. A name that whispers of legacies left behind.
RosebuschVerlassenschaften isn’t just a museum. It’s a powerful art installation. It’s located in a former power plant’s turbine hall. The artist couple Almut and Hans-Jurgen Breuste created this unique space. They opened it to the public in 2012. Soon after Hans-Jurgen’s death.
The collection began much earlier though. Back in 1997. The RosebuschVerlassenschaften showcases remnants of German industrial production. Not your typical museum artifacts. These are discarded objects. Mountains of iron rubber textiles and wood. They fill the immense space. The sheer quantity is breathtaking. It evokes memories. It sparks associations. It gives the objects a new kind of meaning.
Many of the objects came from the old Continental factory in Hanover-Limmer. But the most striking piece is a room installation. The Object Litzmannstadt. It’s owned by the state of Lower Saxony. It features over 2500 hospital beds. Photographs of forced laborers. Letters and lists of deportees’ names. It tells a harrowing story. The story of the Litzmannstadt Ghetto. Established in 1940.
The name RosebuschVerlassenschaften is clever. Rosebusch refers to the location. Verlassenschaft is a German legal term meaning inheritance. It is symbolic of the legacy left behind.
RosebuschVerlassenschaften is more than a collection. It is a living space. It hosts cultural events. Concerts readings and art projects have taken place there. Even religious services. The events often focus on figures like Primo Levi and Janusz Korczak. People whose stories resonate with the themes of the installation.
In 2019 the RosebuschVerlassenschaften received the Pro Visio cultural prize. From the Hanover Cultural Region Foundation. A well-deserved honor for a unique space. A testament to the artists’ vision. A place of remembrance. A place of reflection. A place of profound meaning. RosebuschVerlassenschaften. It’s a journey into the past. A journey worth taking.