Malbork Castle hosts Exemplum Dedi Vobis on 24 October
Published on 09/27/2026 at 10:29 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Malbork Castle will host the concert Exemplum Dedi Vobis on 24 October 2026 in Malbork, Poland, with the programme presented by the Malbork Castle Museum (Zamek w Malborku). The performance begins at 3pm in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the High Castle and focuses on medieval Cistercian chant.
Exemplum Dedi Vobis brings Cistercian chant to Malbork
The event is part of the museum's programme of concerts devoted to early music. Its organisers describe Exemplum Dedi Vobis as a project centred on medieval Cistercian repertoire, a tradition connected with liturgical life over several centuries.
The programme is based on the Gradual of Pelplin and the Antiphonary of Lubiaz, two written sources from Pomerania and Silesia. Gregorian singing in a Cistercian melodic tradition will be accompanied by improvisations on historical instruments, according to the Malbork concert programme.
The central part is a cycle of Holy Thursday antiphons linked to the Mandatum, the historic foot-washing rite. The programme also includes Palm Sunday chants and the Easter hymn Chorus nove Iherusalem. Schola Gregoriana Sancti Joannis Pawel II is listed as the ensemble, with instrumental improvisations by Justyna Grabowska on portative organ, Mateusz Kowalski on knee fiddle and Susi Ferfoglia on Gothic harp.
Malbork Castle places the concert in a medieval complex
The concert's setting is the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the High Castle, one of the named parts of a complex that also includes the Middle Castle and the Low Castle. The museum's history page describes the castle as standing on the right bank of the Nogat and having been built in several stages from 1280 onwards.
In 1309, Grand Master Siegfried von Feuchtwangen moved the order's capital to Malbork. The High Castle was then expanded over more than forty years, while the Middle Castle and the Low Castle developed into larger residential, administrative and service areas. The church and the Chapel of St Anne remain among the High Castle's identified spaces, according to the museum history of the castle.
The medieval subject of the concert therefore connects directly with the building's documented religious architecture. The performance is not simply in the town of Malbork, but in a church within the High Castle, where the programme's liturgical sources relate to the site's historic function.
The castle was severely damaged in the Second World War and reconstructed after 1947. It has been the seat of the Castle Museum since 1961 and was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997. UNESCO describes it as a thirteenth-century fortified monastery of the Teutonic Order and a major example of medieval brick architecture in the World Heritage listing.
Visiting Malbork Castle: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- Exemplum Dedi Vobis takes place on 24 October 2026 at 3pm in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the High Castle.
- The concert is part of the Malbork Castle Museum programme. The municipal listing states that tickets cost 10 Polish zloty and are available at the museum ticket office and through its online ticketing service.
- The museum is at ul. Starosci?ska 1 in Malbork, on the right bank of the Nogat in northern Poland.
- The castle complex includes courtyards, cloisters, defensive walls, towers and narrow historic passages, so visitors should expect a substantial medieval fortress rather than a single modern gallery.
- Poland's official language is Polish and its national currency is the Polish zloty.
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Frequently asked questions about Malbork Castle
When does Exemplum Dedi Vobis take place at Malbork Castle?
The concert takes place on 24 October 2026 at 3pm in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the High Castle.
What is Malbork Castle?
It is a medieval brick castle complex on the Nogat in northern Poland, built in stages from 1280 and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
Where is Malbork Castle and how do you get there?
Malbork Castle is at ul. Starosci?ska 1 in Malbork, on the right bank of the Nogat. The museum complex is in northern Poland.
