World Heritage Days 2025: Convent St. John in Müstair

Sunday, 15 June 2025

The Convent of St. John in Müstair is celebrating a special anniversary on this year's World Heritage Days: 1250 years have passed since the beginnings of the convent complex. Since then, the monastery has been continuously inhabited, currently by eight Benedictine nuns. It tells a unique story that has been characterised by changes over the centuries.

Visitors are invited to go on a journey through the history of the convent. Numerous special guided tours bring different eras to life:

📌 Prehistory & the Middle Ages - archaeology in the cultural heritage conservation area
📌 Early Middle Ages - the Carolingian Chapel of the Holy Cross
📌 Romanesque period - the famous mural painting ‘The Dance of Salome’ 
📌 Middle Ages & Baroque - art history in the church and museum
📌 Baroque - organ music from the monastery archive in the Holy Cross Chapel
📌 Historicism - textile treasures from the 19th century
📌 Contemporary - the Benedictine nuns of today and their favourite object

Special highlight:
A concert with Marian Polin, who plays ‘Baroque organ music from the monastery archives’ on his table organ, will conclude the World Heritage Day programme.

Programme & guided tours

The guided tours are free of charge, a voluntary donation is welcome.
Booking is essential and mandatory.

🕐 1:30-3:00 pm | Middle Ages & Baroque: church and museum
🕐 2:00-2:30 pm | Romanesque: the Dance of Salome
🕐 2:30-3:20 pm | Early Middle Ages: the Carolingian Chapel of the Holy Cross
🕐 2:30-3:30 pm | Historicism: textile treasures of the monastery
🕐 3:15-3:45 pm | Romanesque: the Dance of Salome
🕐 3:30-4:15 pm | Prehistory & the Middle Ages: archaeology in the cultural protection room
🕐 3:30-4:10 pm | Early Middle Ages: the Carolingian Chapel of the Holy Cross
🕐 4:30-5:30 pm | Contemporary: the Benedictine nuns of today
🕐 5:00-6:00 pm | Baroque: organ music from the monastery archive 
🕐 5:30-6:00 pm | Contemporary: the nuns' Liturgy
🕐 7:30-8:30 pm | Baroque: organ music from the monastery archive

Registration & information

📍 Guided tours: Registration at the Convent shop la butia
📞 Telephone: 081 851 61 89
📧 E-mail: visit-museum@muestair.ch (limited places)

📍 Concerts: Registration by e-mail
📧 E-mail: events@muestair.ch (limited places, collection)