Rococo nativity scene by the Franciscan Sisters

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Overview

  • Date

    30. November 2026 - 06. January 2027

    Daily 08:00 - 18:20

  • Contact

    Museum Blumenstein
    Blumensteinweg 12
    4500 Solothurn
    Phone  032 626 93 93

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Intro

The crib is the creation of the Solothurn nunnery St. Joseph, which was founded during the middle of the 18th century.

The nativity scene of the Franciscan nuns of St. Joseph's Convent in Solothurn is a unique ensemble of enchanting nativity figures from the Rococo period in Switzerland.

The nativity scene is the work of the Solothurn convent of St. Joseph, which was created around the middle of the 18th century. Each figure has an astonishingly lifelike wax head with individual facial features, real hair and carefully crafted glass eyes. The wooden bodies, equipped with ingenious joints, can move freely. The rich dresses, which give the figures their baroque splendor, were renewed in the 1920s by Emilie Gunzinger and in the 1950s by Sister Clara using historical parament fabrics.

The valuable nativity scene is exhibited every year from 1 Advent to Epiphany in the Jesuit Church in the heart of the Old Town.

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Museum Blumenstein

Solothurn
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Location Jesuitenkirche Solothurn
Propsteigasse 10
4500 Solothurn
Switzerland
Event Homepage https://museumblumenstein.ch/
Price
free of charge
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  • 30 November 2026
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  • 01 January 2027
  • 02 January 2027
  • 03 January 2027
  • 04 January 2027
  • 05 January 2027
  • 06 January 2027

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Contact

Museum Blumenstein
Blumensteinweg 12
4500  Solothurn
Switzerland

Phone  032 626 93 93
museumblumenstein@solothurn.ch

Date

30. November 2026 - 06. January 2027

Daily 08:00 - 18:20

Contact

Museum Blumenstein
Blumensteinweg 12
4500 Solothurn
Phone  032 626 93 93

Check Availability

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