The Dominican Monastery Prenzlau, situated in the north-east of the state Brandenburg, is a culture monument of European status, where history can be traced and at the same time the contemporary offers of cultural life enjoyed.
Here the old connects with the new.
The building's history goes way back into the Middle Ages when Dominican monks came in 1270 to Prenzlau and obtained the right to found here a monastery.
The facility was in monastic use until 1544. The town acquired the monastery as consequence of the reformation. It housed in the aftermath among others a almshouse, a prison, a urban hospital and a museum.
Christus and the Doubting Thomas
Wood relief from the 16th century
"Ideale Landschaft" by J.Ph. Hackert
Oil on canvas 1764
Hackert, a well-known landscapist of the 18th century and a close friend of Goethe, was born in 1737 in Prenzlau. Other original works of the artist can be found at the "Jakob-Philipp-Hackert-Exhibition"
Stifter-Glass Window
"Burial Christi" (17th century)
(at the cloister)
One of the loveliest rooms of the monastery is the refectory, the splendidly preserved former monk's dining -hall.
Decorated with wall paintings from the 16th century it offers an unrivalled ambiance for chamber concerts for instance or marriage ceremonies.
The rooms of the Dominican monastery are being used for own presentations. But they can also be hired. The contact partner is the Kulturarche.