Klösterle, Medieval museum in Bad Cannstatt, Germany

The Klösterle is a timber-framed house from the 15th century in Bad Cannstatt that serves today as the city museum displaying local history. The building spans several floors with small rooms filled with objects from different periods, ranging from medieval to modern times.

The house was built in 1463 and is one of the oldest preserved residential buildings in the Stuttgart region. In the 16th century it was decorated with plasterwork that remains visible today.

The name Klösterle suggests a link to Beguines, though Cannstatt's tax records list only bourgeois owners and no Beguine convent. The upper-floor Gothic chapel, with its 1576 Renaissance stucco ceiling, may be the only surviving house chapel of a Beguine community. Since 1985 the ground floor has housed the Weinstube Klösterle.

Visiting is best on weekends since the museum has limited opening hours during the week. The building has several stairs and narrow passages, so exploring all floors is difficult for visitors with mobility issues.

The upper-floor chapel retains a Renaissance stucco ceiling installed in 1576. If the house indeed sheltered a Beguine convent, this would be the only surviving house chapel of a Beguine community anywhere.