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Art and Heritage Place: Whitby Gift Shop & Haehn Museum

Art and Heritage Place was built in 2000 as a place to commemorate the tradition and history of the arts and is open to the public. It covers 9,600 square feet of space and houses the Haehn Museum and Whitby Gift Shop.

Regular Hours

Tuesday–Friday: 12–4 p.m.

Saturday: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Closed Sunday and Monday

Visits outside regular hours are arranged, as requested. For more information, call (320) 363-7113 or (320) 363-7100.

Whitby Gift Shop

Whitby Gift Shop

Whitby Gift Shop and Gallery boasts a large variety of items for sale, many handmade by the sisters. You will find items for infants, cards for all occasions, jewelry, pottery, religious items, scarves and artwork.

Featured Items

Like a Mustard Seed: A History of the First Benedictine Women’s Monastery in North America, written by Sister Ephrem Hollermann, is available for purchase in Whitby Gift Shop. This book traces the history of the Benedictine community from which Saint Benedict’s Monastery was founded. S. Ephrem shares: “It was a blessed opportunity for me to further my conviction that the full story of American Catholicism will not be known until the stories of women religious have been lifted out of the shadows of mainstream history into their rightful place as stalwart shapers of an American Catholic identity and ethos.”



Contact

For more information, contact:

JoAnne Backes, OSB
(320) 363-7113
jbackes001@csbsju.edu

Gen Maiers, OSB
(320) 363-7113
gmaiers@csbsju.edu

Haehn Museum

Current Exhibit

“By the Work of Her Hands”
The Art of Sister Dennis Frandrup

The 2022 exhibit celebrates the vast array of art forms mastered by the hands of Sister Dennis Frandrup. Respected by colleagues, admired by her students of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, and recognized by other artists, S. Dennis has been producing art for over 50 years. In this exciting exhibit, the teacher and artist come together to offer beauty to a weary world.

The exhibit is open and runs through Friday, December 23, 2022.

View Artwork by Sister Dennis Frandrup

A Conversation Between Sister Dennis Frandrup and Tanya Gertz

Sister Dennis Frandrup sat down with Tanya Gertz, executive director of Fine Arts Programming at the College of Saint Benedict and longtime friend, to talk all about art! This video shares a few small highlights of their conversation. To enjoy the full chat session, visit the exhibit at the Art and Heritage Place.

From the Monastery Museum

Sister Dennis Frandrup enjoying wonderful friends, colleagues and former students during her 90th birthday party at the Art and Heritage Place on July 9, 2022 The hum of fun, conversation, laughter, remembering and appreciation was heard all afternoon. She indeed had a happy birthday!

The exhibit of her fast field of art is open through December 2022.

About the Haehn Museum

The Haehn Museum is home to nearly 7,000 artifacts, dating back to 1857, which document the lives and ministries of the Sisters of Saint Benedict. Exhibits capture and portray the strong cultural, social and religious influence the Benedictine sisters have had in their ministries locally, statewide, nationally and internationally, both past and present. The museum was named after Sylvester and Jacquie Haehn, who were major donors for its construction.

Since the opening of the Art and Heritage Place, visitors have come from all 50 United States and approximately 60 countries. Most of the visitors are from Minnesota and find they learn something new about the sisters and the monastery with each visit. School groups, college classes, adult groups, organizations and individuals are welcome. Visits outside regular hours are arranged, as requested. Come, join us!

Contact

For more information, contact:

Moira Wild, OSB
Director of the Haehn Museum
(320) 363-7098
mwild@csbsju.edu

Monastic Artisans

Artisans have always had a place in Benedictine monastic tradition. In Chapter 57 of his Rule, Saint Benedict speaks of the desired humility in the community’s artisans. They may create items which are useful or pieces which grace the monastery in beauty. They pursue their craft for the sheer love of doing it—to make an article of beauty and to share the fruits of their work with others. Sister artisans paint, sew, quill, tat and make paper, scarves, candles and a host of other items. These art pieces, both beautiful and useful, are sold at the monastery gift shop in the Art and Heritage Place at Saint Benedict’s Monastery and Saint Scholastica Convent Gift Shop.

Artisans in their creations, and all who view or use them, are encouraged and motivated by Benedict’s comment on the role of artisans: “That in all things, God may be glorified” (1 Peter 4:11 quoted in the Rule of Benedict 7:9).

Reflections From Monastic Artisans

“Making pressed flower designs for cards is a spiritual unfolding for me as I observe the entire lifecycle of the flower. It nourishes my spirit and helps me grow into a better person.”

“Besides the satisfaction of being relaxed when busy with my hands in crocheting, embroidering and cross-stitching, there’s also a swelling of pride in the talent of our community.”

“My love of beauty is satisfied in working with colorful floss, creating beautiful embroidery. Also, it is a quiet, contemplative activity.”

“Capturing nature on paper in photography gives me a feeling of an intense presence of God in flowers and changing seasons.”

“In quilling, a lost art, I can use my imagination. I can quill, be quiet and be in the presence of God—all at the same time.”

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