Sammlung zur Klostergeschichte
Small volunteer-run museum in a dance hall from around 1900 next to the Hude monastery ruins, with models, finds and texts on Cistercian history.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Hude monastery goes back to a foundation by the counts of Oldenburg. After the violent death of Count Christian in 1192, his mother and brother first endowed a convent of nuns in Bergedorf, which Cistercian monks from Mariental took over in 1201. In 1232 the community moved to the edge of the Geest near Hude, where a stream and clay deposits made construction easier. Between about 1250 and 1300 a brick monastery church about 60 meters long was built, an important work of early North German brick Gothic.
During the Reformation the monastery was occupied, plundered and destroyed from 1533 to 1536. Later Count Anton I converted the surviving abbot's house into a hunting lodge; the former gatehouse chapel became the parish church. In 1681 the remains of the complex passed to the von Witzleben family, who remain connected with the place to this day.
The museum is run voluntarily by the association Freunde des Klosters Hude (Friends of the Hude Monastery) in a dance hall from around 1900 between the monastery ruins and the Klosterschänke inn. On display are models of the building history, archaeological finds, replicas of ornamental corbels, maps, text panels on the history of the Cistercians, and a scriptorium for writing with a quill.
Highlights
- Models of the monastery's building history
- Archaeological finds and stone fragments
- Scriptorium for trying out writing with a quill
- Brick Gothic monastery ruin right next door
- Museum in a dance hall from around 1900
Permanent exhibition
- Museum zur Klostergeschichte – Models, archaeological finds, replicas of ornamental corbels, maps and texts tell the story of the Cistercian monastery of Hude; a scriptorium shows medieval writing craft.
- Operated by
- Freunde des Klosters Hude e. V.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and young people under 18 have free admission. |
| Groups | €5 per personTour of the museum and ruins grounds: €5 per person, minimum €40 per tour. |
| Tour of the museum and ruins grounds (per person, minimum €40 per tour) | €5 |
| Photo session, e.g. for weddings (per hour, up to 30 people) | €30Each additional person +€1; outside opening hours +€10. |
The admission price of €3 applies to the museum and the ruins grounds. Card payment is not possible.
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
The museum lies between the monastery ruins and the Klosterschänke inn in Hude (Von-Witzleben-Allee).
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Tours of the museum and monastery grounds are offered year-round by registration (at least one week in advance) at fuehrungen@klosterhude.de or 0152 36246253. Church or park tours only by arrangement; large park tours are offered several times a year on fixed dates. |
