SPIRITUAL TOURISM - EDUCATION AND ENCOUNTER This year's Monastery Days are being held under the heading "EXPERIENCE LOCATION CLOSTERY". After the reception to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Association of Friends and Sponsors of Doberan Monastery on Friday, September 20, 2024, we can look forward to interesting contributions. The potential that our monastery complex offers as a PLACE OF EXPERIENCE CLOSTERY should be examined, recognized and further developed. The small town of Bad Doberan cannot do this alone. We want to learn from the experiences of other monasteries in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and from experts who are particularly successful in the contemporary mediation and experience of monastery sites. The Rehna Monastery from Northwest Mecklenburg and the museeon office from Berlin as designers of cultural spaces for everyone will report on this. KLOSTER DOBERAN ERLEBEN - the effects of the new findings of the Berlin building researcher winterfuchs together with the research of Münsterkustos Martin Heider on the medieval processes in the farmhouse - the bakehouse mill with granary - on the building process and the later use will be summarized by the association's chairwoman Sabine Krahn-Schulze. The architect Rene Kunz will present initial plans for the use of the medieval baking hall as the town library and the medieval writing room - the scriptorium. Afterwards, you can trace the traces of the Middle Ages during a tour and gain an impression of the progress of the building project. As a contribution to the 25th anniversary of the Association of Friends and Sponsors of Doberan Monastery, we will be able to enjoy a concert with VOX NOSTRA in Doberan Minster after the final service. The Doberan Monastery Days 2024 will conclude on Sunday with an excursion to the patrionate churches of Steffenshagen and Retschow in the vicinity of our monastery. Participation in the conference is free of charge. Bad Doberan 20 - 22 SEPTEMBER 2024 Klosterhof 1 Kornhaus Contact: City of Bad Doberan Tourist Information, Bad Doberan - Heiligendamm Ticket service and accommodation Mollistrasse 10 18209 Bad Doberan Tel.: 038203 420311 info@bad-doberan-heiligendamm.de Verein der Freunde und Förderer des Klosters Doberan e.V. Klosterstraße 1a 18209 Bad Doberan Email: info@klosterverein-doberan.eu https://klosterverein-doberan.eu    

After the EHL award ceremony in Antwerp, our Cisterscapes network is about to reach another festive milestone: the opening of the Cistercian Landscape Information Center in the former orangery of the upper abbey garden in Ebrach on September 22, 2024. The unveiling of the seal plaque and the opening of the center are embedded in this year's Bamberg District Enjoyment Day and will be accompanied by a varied culinary and cultural program. The opening party will take place on the evening before the opening: September 21 from 6.30 p.m. with a concert by the Franconian band Kellerkommando (rehearsals at https://kellerkommando.de) in the former coach house of the abbey, Klosterbräu Ebrach.  

Following the EHL award ceremony in Antwerp, our Cisterscapes network is about to reach another festive milestone: the opening of the "Cistercian Landscape" information center in the former orangery of the upper abbey garden in Ebrach on 22 September 2024. The unveiling of the seal plaque and the opening of the center are embedded in this year's Bamberg District Enjoyment Day and are accompanied by a varied culinary and cultural program: 14:00: Ceremonial unveiling of the seal plaque with District Administrator Johann Kalb Cistercian Landscape Information Center, Orangery Upper Abbey Garden, 10:00-17:00 What do mills, fish ponds, farmyards and vineyards have to do with the Cistercians? Why are their huge monasteries always located away from the settlement centers in the wet valley? What is special about monastery forests? Why do landscapes like Ebrach play an important role in the history of Europe? You can find answers in the new Cisterscapes Info Center! Short guided tours on demand. Partner landscapes present themselves in the Upper Abbey Garden. Delicious medieval food, Upper Abbey Garden in front of the information center, 11:30 and 16:00 A medieval Cistercian nun welcomes us to her kitchen. We cook sweet and savory dishes from local ingredients. Hands-on and craft activities for children, Orangery Upper Abbey Garden, 11:00-17:00 Flyer_Genusstag_2024        

For many centuries, the Cistercian monks shaped the landscape around the monastery. Traces of this cultural landscape have been preserved to this day and represent an important cultural-historical testimony. The walk leads from the farmstead with the monastery mill via the monastery vineyard, the quarries and the deep lake to the Schafhof, a former Maulbronn farmstead. Special tour: Knowledge & Amazement Event with: Martin Ehlers, Maulbronn town archivist INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION Registration is essential for special guided tours: Maulbronn Monastery Information Center Klosterhof 5 75433 Maulbronn Phone +49(0)70 43.92 66 10 Fax +49(0)70 43.92 66 11 info@kloster-maulbronn.de TICKET SALES Info center / Monastery ticket office MEETING POINT Info center / Monastery ticket office DURATION 2 hours NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS maximum 30 persons PRICE Adults € 15.00 Concessions € 7.50 GROUPS Additional appointments for groups can be arranged by telephone or e-mail. Groups of up to 20 people: flat rate of € 270.00, each additional person € 13.50 Groups of 20 or more people: € 13.50 per person

For almost 900 years now, the monks of Rein have been preserving the legacy of their founder, Leopold, Margrave of Steyr. In addition to the monastery forest, the green lung of the region, these are also cultural assets of inestimable historical value. Witnesses to the history of Styria and a water supply system that was pioneering in the Middle Ages will take center stage on Saturday, September 28, along with the culinary delights that are a must in a monastery. The monastery courtyard will become a stage from 10:00 a.m. to celebrate a prestigious award. Rein Abbey receives the European Heritage Label. Gratwein-Straßengel celebrates a historical jewel Community and the monks of Rein invite you to a wide range of activities on Saturday, September 28 from 10:00 am. You can take a look into the cooking pot during demonstrations and enjoy lard cookies or distilled malt. In addition to herbs, old fruit varieties such as the "Klachelapfel" or the "Schafnase" will experience a revival. Musical entertainment is provided by the Gratweiner Böhmische and the Steirische Soatnpress. There are hands-on stations for children and free guided tours from 11:00 a.m., during which the volunteer monastery guides provide a glimpse behind the monastery walls and into the marvel of the water tunnel in the Ulrichsberg. Admission is free. 10:00 a.m. Opening ceremony 11:00 a.m. start of the program (including live cooking events with tastings, children's program, guided tours)

Conference in cooperation with the citizens' association Schmie e.V. (part of Maulbronn) on the Württemberger Landgraben. This moat cut through the Maulbronn monastery landscape and is one of the early changes in the former cultural landscape of the Cistercians that can still be seen today. Due to its good fortifications, Maulbronn itself was also considered an important strategic point for national defense from the Middle Ages onwards. The aim of the conference is not only to gain new insights into the history and course of the moat in the area around Maulbronn by means of an interdisciplinary exchange, but also to contribute to its preservation. The conference is aimed equally at interested laypeople and experts. Registration deadline: October 2, 2024

Cistercian market on the village square and in the inner courtyard of the castle. Large children's playground right next to the market. Pony rides for the children. Visitors can expect around 35 market stalls with all kinds of goodies and useful items. Monastery products, Cistercian beer on tap, large coffee bar with homemade cakes, tarts and hat doughnuts and much more.

Lecture series "Exhibiting religion" Religions are not only expressed in scriptures and teachings. They are also holistic spaces of experience with rites and practices that on the one hand serve self-assurance within the religious community, but on the other hand also make it visible to the outside world. The symposium explores the question of how such performative expressions can be described and communicated in museum contexts in such a way that their uniqueness remains recognizable. Due to high demand, the event "Exhibiting Religion" (14./15.10.2024) will be offered in a hybrid format, register directly via the "Register to participate online" button. https://www.frh-europe.org/frh-masterclass-staging-religion-in-museums-the-performance-of-religions-as-a-challenge-for-museums/