Neumünster Abbey is a public meeting place in the Grund quarter of Luxembourg City. The cultural centre offers seminars, open air concerts, studios and also workshops for artists. The Robert Krieps Building, called Tutesall, hosts concerts, theatre plays and conferences.
The complex hosts the European Institute of Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe and the Pierre Werner Cultural Institute, as well as a restaurant.
The original Benedictine Abbey on the Altmünster Plateau had been destroyed in 1542. The Benedictine monks had to built a new abbey church (Neumünster) in 1606, located in the Grund quarter. The Neumünster Abbey consists of a four wings enclosing inner courtyard and a church, the Church of Saint John. (Destroyed by a fire in 1684, rebuilt in 1688 in the same site and extended in 1720)
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| View from the Bock casemates |
At the end of the 18th century, authorities expropriated the Church of Saint John, the abbey was altered so as to house a military hospital.
In 1867 the State took over the premises and Neumünster was used as state prison for male inmates until 1980.
Following extensive renovation works, Neumünster Abbey was opened to the public in May 2004.
Website : www.ccrn.lu
The Abbey is also home to the Lucien Wercollier Cloister, where many works from the sculptor's private collection are permanently displayed.
Following extensive renovation works, Neumünster Abbey was opened to the public in May 2004.
Website : www.ccrn.lu
The Abbey is also home to the Lucien Wercollier Cloister, where many works from the sculptor's private collection are permanently displayed.
Bulgaria and Romania signed their Treaty of Accession on April 25, 2005 at Neumünster.
