Event Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair

INNER WORKINGS. The Baroque nuns' cells

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A convent cell, derived from the church Latin word cella, refers to a small room within the cloister that is assigned to the private sphere of a nun.

Description

Date
24.06.2024 to 31.12.2025
daily
Price
Admission prices vary between 5 and 12 CHF, depending on the tour and category. Children up to 6 years of age receive free admission.
Zeit
May-Oct: Mon-Sat 9-18; Sun, holidays 13.30-18 Nov.-Apr.: Mon-Sat 10-12, 13.30-16.30; Sun, public holidays 13.30-16.30 Open daily with the exception of 25.12. Museum and church tours on advertised dates and on request.
Place
Kloster St. Johann

A convent cell, derived from the church Latin word cella, refers to a small room within the cloister that is assigned to the private sphere of a nun. In the so-called baroque nuns' cells on the upper floor of the Planta Tower, everything will revolve around the inner life of the Müstair sisters from 24 June 2024. In touching video sequences, the sisters talk about their path and life in the monastery and in cloister. Objects and stories in the new exhibition focus on themes of intimacy, privacy, and processes of storage and locking. These include boxes and chests as personal possessions of the sisters, but also letters, such as the one from Gertrude Werner, which she wrote to "her loved ones" in 1913 during her first year "in the convent":

"Far from home, I celebrated my first Christmas in a quiet little monastery. You can really celebrate Christmas in your heart in the spirit of the church. Here is the Christmas mass at midnight. Also think what sacrifices the Alpine inhabitants make. To walk for hours to get to church! We city dwellers have no idea about that. It's quite cold here,..."

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