A new home for Hildegarde

Hildegarde is a very nice hen and visitors like her a lot. But she is a bit noisy and some have claimed about that. Not easy to admire artworks hearing the hen in the courtyard. Since Hildegarde has a companion, a roster, it is even worse. Recently the Monastery hosts also three sweet little rabbits. [...]

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Most viewed kiss

We have published all the paintings presented in the exhibition “The Kiss” in the Flickr group of the Monastery and we have linked every painting to the corresponding picture. This allows us to know the most viewed paintings of the exhibition. Here is the top 3: Francesco Hayez (1791 – 1882) was an Italian painter [...]

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Three little rabbits

Once upon a time, there were three little rabbits … so starts the story. Visit now the courtyard of the Monastery and meet the three little rabbits, the hen and the rooster.

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The Monastery is getting ready for spring

I guess the snow will soon melt on the Monastery sim. So I have gardened a bit in the courtyard. See who is back? Hildegard can enjoy the grass of the courtyard now.

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2010

In 2010, the Monastery will offer new exhibitions and activities. We wish you a Happy New Year

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Winter Sports in the Monastery Sim

The snow has covered all the grass. The lake is frozen. It’s time to enjoy winter. A ski run starts at the top of the sim and goes behind the building of the Monastery. The ice of the lake is strong enough to allow skating. Have fun!

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Two angels

Sometimes a detail of a painting is very interesting …

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Seasonal Greetings

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Monos: discover Monasteries of Second Life

To celebrate its re-opening on a new sim, the Monastery presents some examples of other monasteries of Second Life. Monastery derives from the Greek word “monos” which means “alone”. It denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace(s) of monastics, whether [...]

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The Monastery on its new sim

Since several weeks, the Monastery has been rebuild on the new sim, named Monastery. Only few changes has been made and some details has still to be emproved. The most difficult thing was to change the orientation of the building  25 degrees. The reason was esthetic: it gives to the main landscape more dynamism. The [...]

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