On this page, you’ll find photos, videos, and stories about Nijkleaster – Klooster Westerhûs, covering everything from its construction and renovation in 2022–2023 to its current state.
In de driedelige podcast Nijkleasterklank extra praten pioniers Sietske Visser, Hinne Wagenaar, bouwpastor Henk Kroes, architect Kees de Haan en zakelijk leider Peter van den Broek over het ontstaan, realisatie en ontwikkeling van Nijkleaster.
You can listen to the podcast series using the links below:
How it turned out:
Drone footage of Nov. 13, 2022
Tour
Bird's eye view
Photos October-November 2022
Photos August-September 2022
Photos June 2022
Drone shooting May 8, 2022
April-early May 2022
March-April 2022 - The Fundament
Pictures taken of the progress:
Feb. 19, 2022 - EO || Crux
On Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, EO aired the episode of their series Crux that featured Nijkleaster as the main focus. Watch the episode back here:
Feb. 03, 2022 - Video; the first pole.
Impression of the driving of the first pile of the new monastery at Westerhûs:
Feb. 03, 2022 - The First Pole!
On Thursday, February 3, 2022, Sietske Visser struck the first pile for the new building of Nijkleaster:
Jan. 26, 2022 - Taking the roof off
There is still mainly demolition:
Dec. 20, 2021 - Cubicle barn
Demolition of the cubicle barn has begun:
December 15, 2021 - We binne los!
Work on Westerhûs has begun! This month we sent this message to the people, who signed up as klûs volunteers:
'These are long processes, but there is now real progress in the 'Westerhûs case'. Site preparation is complete and hard work is underway on the next steps: demolition and construction. [... read more ...]
