Unesco World Heritage Site St. Johann convent in the Münstertal valley with a gender-appropriate exhibition
The St. Johann Müstair Convent in the Münstertal valley in Graubünden is showing part of the redesigned convent museum in its first exhibition. The permanent exhibition "Inner life. The Baroque Nuns' Cells" will provide insights into the private lives of the nuns from June 24.
20.06.2024, 09:01
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"Objects and stories in the new exhibition focus on themes of intimacy, privacy and processes of safekeeping and closure," wrote the convent in a statement about the exhibition. For example, convent sisters talk about their life and journey in the convent and in seclusion in video sequences.
Historical letters in which the sisters talk about their lives are also on display. Boxes and chests are on display as the sisters' personal possessions. The exhibition includes a remodeled part of the historic Plantaturm, the oldest residential and fortified tower in the Alpine region.
The vernissage on the evening of June 24 is open to the public, but registration is required. From July, the monastery will be offering weekly guided tours of the new exhibition.
