Augustiner Chorherren Museum
Volunteer-run museum in the gate tower of Indersdorf Monastery on the history of the Augustinian canons and the use of the monastery until after 1945.
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About the museum
Count Palatine Otto IV of Wittelsbach founded Indersdorf Monastery as an act of atonement during the Investiture Controversy; in 1126 Augustinian canons from Marbach in Alsace moved in. In the 15th century the foundation became a model for other monasteries through the Raudnitz-Indersdorf reform, and in the 18th century Provost Gelasius Morhart had a physics cabinet and an observatory set up in the northern gate tower. The foundation was dissolved as early as 1783, two decades before secularisation – one reason why many artefacts have survived.
The Heimatverein Markt Indersdorf, founded in 1995, collected more than 350 objects over the years that came, through donations and long-term loans, to illustrate the history of the canons. From 2007 the association saved the northern gate tower, the so-called Schneiderturm, and the neighbouring sacristan's house from decay. After renovation the museum opened on 24 October 2014 and in 2015 received the Bavarian Museum Prize for volunteer-run museums.
The permanent exhibition shows liturgical vestments and implements, paintings, sculptures and prints, and explains the order's history, library, school and economy. Further sections are devoted to the Salesian Sisters and Sisters of Mercy, who used the monastery after 1783, the Nazi era, and the UNRRA international children's centre, which cared for over 1,000 young survivors of persecution after 1945.
Highlights
- Liturgical vestments and implements of the canons
- Observatory and science in the 18th century
- Documentation on the UNRRA children's centre 1945–1948
- Historic gate tower and sacristan's house of the monastery complex
- Bavarian Museum Prize 2015
Permanent exhibitions
- Die Augustiner-Chorherren in Indersdorf – Liturgical objects, pictures and prints tell of the foundation, reform, library, school and science of the monastery until its dissolution in 1783.
- DP-Kinderzentrum im Kloster Indersdorf – Photos, documents and films on the UNRRA international children's centre, which cared for young survivors of Nazi persecution after 1945.
- Founded
- 2014
- Operated by
- Heimatverein Markt Indersdorf e. V.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €2.50 |
| Children & teens | €2.50free up to age 6 · Children up to 6 years free. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €3 per person |
School classes €1 per child. Members of the Heimatverein free.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
According to "Reisen für Alle" (2018), accessible for people with walking disabilities and partially accessible for wheelchair users.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Rothbachbrücke · 2-min walk
From Munich take the S2 towards Altomünster to Markt Indersdorf, then change to regional bus 706 or 707 towards Tandern.
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Open tours on selected dates at 13:30 from the museum entrance. Monastery tours on the 3rd Sunday of every month at 11:00 from the old monastery gate under the arcades (not in August). Group tours, also in the cloister, upon request from Dr. Elly Ott (08136 7797) or by email. |
