Wechterswinkel Monastery: Exhibition Kloster erLEBEN – Women’s lives in the Middle Ages
In the Middle Ages, the vast majority of the population lived in the countryside. Women carried out a variety of tasks in addition to the strenuous work in the fields: They prepared the daily meals, washed clothes, hauled water and made clothes for their families. The only way to escape the grueling cycle of childbearing and hard physical labor was to live in a monastery. It was only in the flourishing cities of the late Middle Ages that new opportunities opened up for women. Women were successful in trade, they worked in many trades, ran merchant stores or sold their products. The economic development of the cities had a lasting effect on the position of women. The exhibition highlights the different roles of women in the Middle Ages. The many tasks that women had to perform are vividly illustrated, from basket weaving to feather grinding, from gathering herbs to brewing beer . The exhibition "Women's lives in the Middle Ages" was conceived by the art historian Dr. Alice Selinger, Dreieich. Saturday, 15.03.2025 to Sunday, 22.06.2025 EXHIBITION The exhibition is complemented by an accompanying program for different age groups . Further information will be available from March at www.kloster-wechterswinkel- kultur.de and in the Rhön-Grabfeld cultural calendar. Wednesday - Sunday and public holidays from 13:00 - 17:00. Wechterswinkel MonasteryUm den Bau 6, Wechterswinkel, Bastheim, 97654 Bastheim OT Wechterswinkel
Start of the season
Zwettl Monastery Zwettl Abbey 1, ZwettlZwettl Abbey starts the new tourist season on Palm Sunday. From now on, guided tours of the monastery will once again take place daily. On tour three, which leads into the baroque library with its magnificent frescoes by Paul Troger, visitors can also see the special exhibition "Cisterscapes - we are European cultural heritage".
Altenberg monastery market
Altenberg MonasteryIn 2024, the Altenberg Monastery Landscape was awarded the European Heritage Label together with 16 other monastery landscapes in 5 European countries. To mark the award of the European Heritage Label to the Altenberg monastery landscape, the Altenberg Beautification and Cultural Association (VKA), together with the Rheinisch-Bergisch district and the municipality of Odenthal, is organizing a monastery market that reflects the life, work and cuisine of the Cistercians and at the same time provides entertainment for young and old. On the last weekend of the Easter holidays, 26 and 27 April 2025, a small market with artisanal and regional products as well as culinary, cultural and children's programs will take place at Altenberg Cathedral. There will also be guided tours of Altenberg and the monastery landscape. Program Monastery market: Saturday 13:00 -19:00 & Sunday 10:00 -18:00 - A diverse range of exhibitors from the craft sector, region and monastery Musical stage program: Saturday 17:00 - "Small is beautiful" Sunday 12:00 - "Loup & Hecker" 15:30 - "De Knippschaff" with ex-Bläck Fööss Bömmel Lückerath and Kafi Biermann Music in the cathedral: Sunday 2:30 pm - Sacred music Guided tours: Saturday 11:00 a.m. - Cathedral tour - meeting point in front of the cathedral portal 2:00 p.m. - Cathedral tour for children on the animals in Altenberg Cathedral with Pastor Posche - meeting point in front of the cathedral portal 14:00 pm - "Streuobst - Klösterliches Erbe der Zisterzienser" with tasting - LuGeV (guided tours 7€) - meeting point Baroque archway opposite Altenberg Cathedral 3:00 pm - Exploring the Altenberg monastery landscape Xandra Wildung, Head of European Heritage Site - meeting point in front of the cathedral portal Sunday 14:00 - "Brewing art of the Cistercians" with tasting LuGeV (guided tours 7€) - meeting point Baroque archway opposite Altenberg Cathedral 16:00 - Cathedral tour with Pastor Taxacher - meeting point in front of the cathedral portal Saturday and Sunday - covered wagon and carriage ride around Altenberg all day Children's program: Saturday 14:00 - Cathedral tour to the animals in the cathedral with Pastor Posche - meeting point in front of the cathedral portal Saturday and Sunday - Discover the cultural and monastery landscape all day - Cisterscapes The Cistercians and the water - The Sommelière Paper making and water mill construction - paper mill Alte Dombach Small petting zoo with donkeys and farm animals Culinary delights: Saturday 13:00 - 21:00 & Sun 10:00 - 19:00 - Gastronomic offer in the spirit of the Cistercian culinary heritage
