Unterlinden monastery, Dominican convent in Colmar, France
The Unterlinden monastery complex includes a Gothic cloister, abbey church, and modern exhibition spaces covering 8,000 square meters of display area.
Founded in 1300 by Agnes of Mittelnheim and Agnes of Herkenheim, the monastery operated as a Dominican convent until its dissolution during the French Revolution in 1792.
The monastery turned museum contains the Isenheim Altarpiece, medieval sculptures, and an extensive collection of artifacts from the 14th to 19th centuries.
Located at 1 rue d'Unterlinden in Colmar, the museum receives 200,000 visitors annually and maintains the largest art collection in Alsace.
Catherine of Geberschweier documented the lives of 44 nuns from the first two generations in her Latin work 'Vitae Sororum' during the 13th century.
Location: Colmar
Inception: 13 century
GPS coordinates: 48.07972,7.35556
Latest update: June 23, 2025 11:08
Isenheim Altarpiece
14 m
Unterlinden Museum
16 m
Maison des Têtes
125 m
Madonna of the Rose Bower
175 m
Église des Dominicains
176 m
Dominican Convent
147 m
Hôtel de ville de Colmar
230 m
Maison de la boîte à mouches
228 m
Municipal Theatre of Colmar
58 m
Statue du tonnelier alsacien
125 m
Couvent des Catherinettes
149 m
Musée Hansi de Colmar
127 m
Anciens bains municipaux
71 m
Statue of Martin Schongauer by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
29 m
Grenier à grains médiéval
314 m
Maison Wildungshof
315 m
Hôtel de Reiset
206 m
Couvent des Capucins de Colmar
275 m
Maison, 4 rue des Boulangers
192 m
Maison au 4, rue Saint-Martin à Colmar
268 m
Square Hansi
271 m
Well on place des Dominicains
204 m
Kopfhaus
129 m
Church of ancien couvent d'Unterlinden
12 m
Cinéma Colisee
143 m
Église du couvent des dominicaines de Sainte-Catherine dite les Catherinettes de Colmar
172 m
Cloître du couvent des Dominicains
149 m
Maison Voltaire
287 mReviews
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