28 February 2027
18:00
A different way to experience Lent
Rock Passion with Gut drauf
Rock music meets the Passion story in an evening with the ecumenical band of pastors Gut drauf.
Freundeskreis Klosterkirche Maihingen e.V.
Klosterkirche Maihingen
Where history resonates.
We support Klosterkirche Maihingen, its baroque interior and the historic Baumeister organ. The monastery church is an important cultural, spiritual and social place in our region, the Nördlinger Ries.
West of the village of Maihingen stands a baroque ensemble whose history reaches back to a late-medieval pilgrimage and Bridgettine monastery. The present church was built for the Friars Minor Conventual in 1712–1719 and furnished over subsequent decades with altars, choir stalls, frescoes and the Baumeister organ.SourcesDr. Josef Hopfenzitz 2009, pp. 4–5, 14–15, 19–30
The Friends of Klosterkirche Maihingen work to preserve this many-layered place, explain its history responsibly and keep it alive through music, guided visits and shared cultural experiences.
Discover the monastery church
- The monastery church: building history, interior, altars and pictorial programme
- The Baumeister organ: Johann Martin Baumeister’s instrument of 1737
- History and surroundings: village, pilgrimage, monastic precinct, Mauch valley and mill
- Events: concerts, shared singing and the 2027 anniversary programme
- The Friends: our history, responsibilities and ways to take part
- Sources and literature: full references for our historical writing
40 years of the Friends · 1987–2027
A year of music
Augsburger Domsingknaben and “Stille Nacht”: Advance sales from 1 December 2026.
Augsburger Domsingknaben · TicketsAdvance sales from 1 December 2026
Stille Nacht · TicketsAdvance sales from 1 December 2026
18 April 2027
19:00
Let’s sing
Sing-along concert with the Rieser Chörle
Join the Rieser Chörle in song. No musical experience is needed – just the joy of making music together.
1 May 2027
10:00
Celebrating together
Festive anniversary service
A festive anniversary service with music by Musikverein Maihingen and Kirchenchor Maihingen-Utzwingen.
Working with knowledge
Preserving and exploring knowledge
Books, photographs and memories reveal different aspects of the monastery church. We bring this knowledge together, make it digitally searchable and check statements against their sources. New tools help make inherited knowledge accessible – through this website, our anniversary booklet and the future audio tours.
How we explore knowledgeProjects
What the association is preparing
Anniversary project 2027 · In development
What stories does this place hold?
For 2027, the Friends are developing audio tours: stories about the church, its art and organ, accessible on your own smartphone.
Architecture, art and the organ will come to life through audio: at your own pace, in several languages and with different approaches for children, young people and adults.
Discover the audio-guide projectPhotography
Views of the church, organ and landscape
Baroque Church Interior
A view through the nave reveals the relationship between architecture, painting and furnishings.
At the Organ Console
The historic organ comes alive as a musical instrument.
Wood, lettering and sound
Stop knobs, handwritten labels and wooden surfaces invite a closer look.