Convent of Sisters It was in 1445 that Henrik Housteen, who then was the chef of the kitchen of the duke of
Kleve, donated to the nuns the house in the millstreet (
Mühlenstraße) in
Kranenburg, so that they could found a subsidiary of their convent there. In 1446 the convent moved with the approval of the duke to that house. In 1472 the sisters adopted the
Rule of St. Augustine. In 1802 the Katharinen-convent was secularized.
Usage of the building after 1802 After the convent was closed, the monastery-building served temporarily as a police office and finally was furbished up to be used as a school-building. During the
Drittes Reich it was the accommodation of the NSV-kindergarten.
NSV stands for
Nationalistische Volkswohlfahrt. After the
Second World War the building, which was only shopworn, was used as a compensatory church. In 1959/1960 the premises were thoroughly renovated. Since 1961 it is the home of the
Museum Katharinenhof. Owner of the museum is the
Verein Für Heimatschutz 1922 e. V., Kranenburg. In 1984 the building got an outbuilding, which allows for a larger exhibition space of the museum. == Further reading ==