All our opening hours at a glance

Opening hours, - the Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair, museum, monastery shop, church, Hotel Chalavaina.

Museum

The museum is open daily except on 25 December

May - October:
9.00 am - 6.00 pm
Sundays and public holidays 1.30 - 6.00 pm
(Monastery shop open until 6 pm)

November - April:
10.00 am- 12 noon and 1.30 - 4.30 pm
Sundays and public holidays 1.30 - 4.30 pm
25 December closed all day

Public holidays open from 1.30 pm
1 January | Good Friday | Easter Monday | Ascension Day | Whit Monday |
1 August | 15 August | 1 November | 2 November | 26 December

Further information

 

Convent shop

May - October: 9.00 am - 6.00 pm
Sundays and public holidays 1.30 - 6.00 pm

November - April: 10.00 am - 12 noon and 1.30 - 4.30 pm
Sundays and public holidays 1.30 - 4.30 pm
Closed on 25 December

Public holidays open from 1.30 pm:
1 January | Good Friday | Easter Monday | Ascension Day | Whit Monday |
1 August | 15 August | 1 November | 2 November | 26 December

Further information

Church

The church is open daily. The Chapel of the Holy Cross can only be visited with a guided tour. The central apse of the convent church is currently being restored and is only open to the public on special occasions.

Information is available in the monastery shop.
T +41 81 858 61 89
visit-museum@muestair.ch 

Opening hours for guided tours:

May - October: 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Sundays and public holidays: 1.30 - 5.00 pm

November - April: 10.00 am - 12 noon and 1.30 - 4.30 pm
Sundays and public holidays: 1.30 - 4.30 pm
25 December closed all day

Public holidays open from 1.30 pm:
1 January | Good Friday | Easter Monday | Ascension Day | Whit Monday |
1 August | 15 August | 1 November | 2 November | 26 December

Further information

Hotel Chalavaina

Opening hours restaurant, public room and bar
Breakfast is served between 8 and 10 am;
guests who are not staying at the hotel are also welcome. 

Dinner is served from 6 to 8 pm
Table reservation required: 
info@hotelchalavaina.ch or +41 81 858 54 68

The restaurant is closed on Sunday and Monday evenings.

Further information

Further articles


The oratory is, as its name suggests, a house of prayer.

Holy Mass is celebrated daily in the convent

Prayer times & masses

An initiative of the foundation
Supported by the Association of Friends

Kloster St. Johann in Müstair - UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe