Bruder-Konrad-Museum
Free-to-visit meeting rooms in the St. Konrad Capuchin monastery in Altötting, dedicated to the life of Saint Brother Konrad.
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About the museum
The Bruder-Konrad-Museum was created during the new construction and renovation work at the St. Konrad monastery from 2006 to 2008, in the form of meeting rooms dedicated to Saint Brother Konrad. It does not see itself as a classic museum; instead, it offers insight into the everyday life of the porter brother and keeps alive the memory of his work.
The Bruder-Konrad wing shows the Alte Pforte (Old Gatehouse) and several meeting rooms on the basement level. On the second floor is the death cell, where Konrad spent his last three days and where the only photograph of him was taken on his deathbed. The Pope wing runs along the monastery church to a meditation oasis. It is named after Pope John Paul II, who stayed here in 1980 during his visit to Altötting, while Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger stayed in the room next door.
Adjoining the Pope wing are the entrance to the Capuchin crypt, where Brother Konrad was buried in 1894, and the treasury. Its centerpieces are a wax figure of the saint and his original Capuchin habit. In 1912 Konrad was interred in the monastery church.
Highlights
- Old Gatehouse where Brother Konrad worked as porter
- Death cell with the only photograph of the saint
- Pope wing with the rooms of John Paul II and Cardinal Ratzinger
- Treasury with wax figure and original Capuchin habit
- Entrance to the Capuchin crypt
- Operated by
- Kapuzinerkloster St. Konrad (Deutsche Kapuzinerprovinz)
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Bahnhof Altötting
By train on the Munich–Mühldorf–Altötting line (Südostbayernbahn). From Altötting station it is 550 meters, or about 8 minutes on foot, to the Kapellplatz.
By car
Parking available
Municipal parking: free car and bus parking at the Dultplatz, and a small free parking lot on the Wöhrstraße. Paid underground garages at the Kapellplatz (entrance via Popengasse), at the Forum and at the Hofmark.
Entrance at Bruder-Konrad-Platz 5.
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