REICHENAU MUSEUM
UNESCO World Heritage Monastery Island Reichenau
In the MUSEUM REICHENAU you can discover the important history of the monastery island of Reichenau. The island has been a world heritage site since 2000 and will celebrate its 1,300th anniversary in 2024.
The Reichenau Monastery was founded in 724. This was followed by a writing and painting school that lasted around 300 years. The St. Gallen monastery plan was created on the Reichenau in the years 825/830, a floor plan of how a monastery town should be laid out from the perspective of the time. Abbot Walahfrid Strabo was also a child of Reichenau and created the poem “Hortulus” here in 845, which can still be used as a practical gardening guide today.
In addition to the monastic history, the civil history of the island is also presented in the museum.
The main building of the museum near the cathedral is supplemented by two small buildings at the churches of St. George and St. Peter and Paul. The respective church history is presented here.
At the REICHENAU MUSEUM, you can experience the history of the island of Reichenau. The island has been a World Heritage Site since 2000 and will celebrate its 1300th anniversary in 2024.
The Reichenau Monastery was founded in 724. Later, a school was established there where people learned to write and paint. This school existed for about 300 years. A plan for a monastic town was also drawn on Reichenau. The plan is called the St. Gallen Monastery Plan and was created in 825/830. A man named Abbot Walahfrid Strabo also lived on Reichenau. In 845, he wrote a poem about a garden that is still used as a guide for gardeners today.
In the museum, you can learn not only about the history of the monastery, but also about the history of the people who lived on the island.
The main building of the museum is near the Minster. There are two smaller buildings near the churches of St. George and St. Peter and Paul. The history of each church is shown there.