In the heart of the village of Liesborn in the municipality of Wadersloh, nestled against the mighty Romanesque tower of the parish church of Ss. Cosmas and Damian, lies the time-honoured Liesborn Abbey. Probably founded around 815 as a convent for ladies, it once developed into one of the most important monasteries in the diocese of Münster.
In 1131, the women's convent was dissolved and transferred to the monks of the Benedictine Order. In the 15th century, under Abbot Heinrich von Kleve, the monastery experienced an artistic and spiritual heyday with the Liesborn School of Painting, which produced works of art of international renown. The "Baroque Blossom" began with Abbot Gregor Waldmann: The impressive representative building dates from this time. In the course of secularisation, the abbey was dissolved in 1803. In the following decades, the art treasures were scattered to the four winds and many parts of the building were demolished: Of the once stately monastery ensemble with enclosure and farmyard as well as numerous fruit, herb and flower gardens, only the church, the three-winged abbot's and representative building built in the Baroque period and the coach house remain today.
Since 1966, the former monastery has been home to a more wonderful place for culture and encounters: the still quite young, lively Museum Abtei Liesborn. With its impressive collection of art and cultural history, it is one of the most important museums in Westphalia. Throughout the year, exhibitions, concerts, lectures, museum festivals, markets, guided tours and educational programmes take place here.
Die Räumlichkeiten des Museums Abtei Liesborn sind nur während der Öffnungszeiten betretbar.
Aufgrund von Bauarbeiten ist das Museum bis Mitte 2023 nicht barrierefrei.
With the support of the Cultural Foundation of the Sparkasse Münsterland Ost, 13 artists from the Kreiskunstverein Beckum-Warendorf e.V. are exhibiting their works in the Four Seasons Park. Embedded in the wonderful park landscape, there will be installations and sculptures to discover, which anyone interested can visit individually or have explained in art tours.
Art tours:
Sunday 07 May 2023 3 p.m. Opening/introduction with art historian Dr. Annette Georgi
Sunday 11 June 2023 4 p.m. Tour with art historian Dr. Martin Gesing
Tuesday 20 June 2023 3 pm Tour with artist Melanie Becker-Hoffmann
Thursday 29 June 2023 3 pm Tour with artist Elke Seppmann
Saturday 01 July 2023 3 pm Tour with artist Martina Lückener
Sunday 20 August 2023 11 am Tour with artist Melanie Becker-Hoffmann
Registration required at: forum@oelde.de
Private group tours possible at: kunstverein.beckum-warendorf@t-online.de
zzgl. Parkeintritt
Anmeldungen erforderlich unter: forum@oelde.de
STADTRADELN is a competition in which the aim is to cycle as many everyday journeys as possible in a climate-friendly way for 21 days. It doesn't matter if you already cycle every day or if you rarely cycle. Every kilometre counts - especially if you would otherwise have travelled it by car.
Day of Gardens and Parks: hands-on and entertainment programme on the topic of bee pastures and insect protection
This guided tour is an entertaining walk through the baroque garden of Hovestadt Castle, which was restored in 1994-1997. The baroque structure includes visual axes, symmetry and cell-like enclosure. All these things are explained.
Sommeröffnungszeiten
Winteröffnungszeiten
Gerne kann auch ein anschließendes Mittagessen bzw. Kaffeetrinken organisiert werden.
The Oelde Fruit and Horticulture Association invites you to a nature tour on Saturday, 03.06.2023, with the topic: "Where insects feel at home". A presentation of plants and insects by speaker Dr. Berit Philipp.
Location: Familiengerten in den Wellen
Semjon Kalinowski - viola (Lübeck)
Guy Poupart - organ (Sandefjord, Norway)
Church choir at St. Margareta Wadersloh
with psalm settings by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
The Wadersloh clothing store offers second-hand fashion for men, women and children. Shoes, jewellery and also books and games are offered. The donated items are checked and sorted and are then available to everyone.
In den Räumlichkeiten der Firma Gloria Diestedder Str. 39, Wadersloh
The DRK Wadersloh offers blood donations several times a year in all three districts. in all three districts. Find out more about donating blood and dates in your area.
The educational trip of several days in the anniversary year of the Kulturring Liesborn will take the participants between Zabern (French Saverne) and Mulhouse to places of interest in the natural and cultural region. Mr. Delf Slotta from Saarbrücken has planned the itinerary of this trip and will guide the participants through the region of Alsace and the Vosges Mountains. There will be two overnight stops, so that the journey can be optimally organised for the individual activities. Mr Slotta will begin his tour in Zabern (Saverne). The first overnight stop will be in Obernai or Molsheim. The second overnight stop will be in the vicinity of Colmar. In Colmar, the famous Isenheim Altarpiece in the Unterlinden Museum attracts particular attention. Neuf-Brisach, which was built by the famous fortress architect Vauban on the orders of Louis XIV as a border fortification opposite the imperial fortress of Breisach on the right bank of the Rhine, is also on the sightseeing programme. The trip will also include Kaisersberg, the birthplace of Albert Schweitzer, Riquewihr, Tannenkirch and on to Mulhouse. Two trips to the Vosges and a wine tasting on the last evening round off the programme.
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