Museum Kloster Muri und Museum Caspar Wolf

Om museet

The Benedictine monastery of Muri was founded around 1027 by the Habsburg Radbot and his wife Ita of Lorraine. The first monks came from Einsiedeln; the church and crypt were consecrated in 1064. The founding couple is buried under the Baroque dome, and the hearts of the last imperial couple rest in the Loretokapelle. In the Baroque era Muri became a respected and wealthy monastery; in 1701 the abbot received the title of prince-abbot. In 1841 the canton of Aargau dissolved the monastery; the community moved to Sarnen and later to Gries near Bozen.

Today the Stiftung Murikultur operates the visitor center on the monastery grounds, with two museums, a Kultur-Kafi with a museum shop, and concerts, theater and a library. Museum Kloster Muri tells of the monks' everyday life, of power and crises between the Reformation and the dissolution of the monastery, and displays monstrances, chalices and donor stained-glass panels. The tour leads through the Äbtekeller (abbots' cellar) and the cloister with its Renaissance stained glass, into the monastery church with the largest sacred central building in Switzerland.

The Museum Caspar Wolf is located in the Singisen wing, built in 1610. It is devoted to the landscape and Alpine painter Caspar Wolf (1735–1783), born in Muri, and holds over 40 paintings and colored works on paper, plus around 130 mostly hand-colored original prints. According to Murikultur itself, this makes it, alongside the Kunstmuseum Basel and the Aargauer Kunsthaus, one of the most comprehensive holdings of the artist's work.

Højdepunkter

• Museum Kloster Muri with the Äbtekeller, monstrances and donor panels
• Monastery church with the largest sacred central building in Switzerland
• Cloister with Renaissance stained glass
• Museum Caspar Wolf: over 40 paintings by the Alpine painter
• One ticket for both museums, Kultur-Kafi in the visitor center

Permanente udstillinger

• Museum Kloster Muri – Den Himmel vor Augen – History of the Benedictine monastery founded in 1027, with the Äbtekeller, the monks' everyday life and the stained glass in the cloister.
• Museum Caspar Wolf – Life and work of the Alpine painter Caspar Wolf (1735–1783), with paintings, gouaches, drawings and prints in the historic Singisen wing.

Ejer

Stiftung Murikultur

Entrépriser & rabatter

The ticket is valid for all museums. Accepted: Swiss Museum Pass, Raiffeisen card, Kultur-Legi ID and VKKS ID.

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: findes ikke
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The historic monastery complex is largely wheelchair-accessible, as are the Museum Caspar Wolf, the Singisen Forum and the library. Limited access: the Äbtekeller can only be reached by stairs; the cloister and "Leben im Kloster" are accessible via a ramp through the monastery church; the refectory via a stair lift. Wheelchair-accessible toilet on the fourth floor of the Singisen wing (with lift). Guide dogs are welcome; there is no Braille signage and no induction loop.

Børn og familie

Children and young people up to age 16 pay no admission. For school classes there are age-appropriate workshops at the Singisen Atelier.

Transport & parkering

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Museumsbutik

Kultur Kafi with a museum and ticket shop in the visitor center: pastries, tea, coffee, wine; shop with books, cards, souvenirs and monastery specialties, plus gift vouchers in any amount you choose.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Firmaarrangementer
• Bryllupper / vielser

The Singisen Saal is suited to meetings, assemblies, lectures and weddings, but not banquets; inquiries via the house's phone number or email.

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