INNER WORKINGS. The Baroque nuns' cells

A convent cell, derived from the church Latin word cella, refers to a small room within the cloister that is assigned to the private sphere of a nun. In the so-called baroque nuns' cells on the upper floor of the Planta Tower, everything will revolve around the inner life of the Müstair sisters from 24 June 2024. In touching video sequences, the sisters talk about their path and life in the monastery and in cloister. Objects and stories in the new exhibition focus on themes of intimacy, privacy, and processes of storage and locking. These include boxes and chests as personal possessions of the sisters, but also letters, such as the one from Gertrude Werner, which she wrote to "her loved ones" in 1913 during her first year "in the convent":

"Far from home, I celebrated my first Christmas in a quiet little monastery. You can really celebrate Christmas in your heart in the spirit of the church. Here is the Christmas mass at midnight. Also think what sacrifices the Alpine inhabitants make. To walk for hours to get to church! We city dwellers have no idea about that. It's quite cold here,..."