Blick auf den Klosterhof Coswig
Ⓒ Stadt Coswig (Anhalt), W. Pollex

Klosterhof with city museum

The Klosterhof, or the cloister’s courtyard, near the Amtshaus and St Nicholas, serves as a cultural venue for municipal events. Right next door is a renovated garden house hosting an interesting exhibition on Romanticism. There is a direct connection to the supra-regional Elbe cycle route from this place.

Services included in the »WelterbeCard:

Free admission to all three exhibitions

Further information:

Klosterhof mit Stadtmuseum
Schlossstraße 57
06869 Coswig (Anhalt)

Tel. 034903 610151
museum@coswig-online.de
www.coswiganhalt.de

 

Prince Siegfried founded the Klosterhof in 1272 as an Augustinian nunnery. Five of his daughters were among the first nuns to live and work here. After the dissolution of the convent during the Reformation, it became part of the feudal property, serving mostly economic purposes. It was not until the 19th century that their use was to change. School facilities were urgently needed, hence the nunnery became a school and served this purpose until 1977. After extensive renovation work in 1991/92, the building now houses the Coswig Museum and two rooms used for events. The town museum also includes the adjacent Museum of Romanticism exhibiting local masterpieces.