Chiesa Bianca in Maloja
Exhibitions, concerts and celebrations
Count de Renesse had the church built in 1884 according to the design of the famous Belgian architect Jules Rauh.
Construction began on June 16, 1884 and by September 16 of the same year the church had already been completed. Countess de Renesse then gave it to the Kursaal Hotel. It was then given to the Anglican community and in 1967 became the Catholic church of Maloja. When the new church of Maloja was inaugurated, the old church of San Gaudenz - as it was officially called - was deconsecrated.
It is now called Chiesa Bianca. It was restored thanks to a private initiative and is now a meeting place that hosts a variety of performances: concerts, book presentations, parties and celebrations. In the pretty little church were also celebrated weddings and baptisms. Next to the church is installed in summer a chessboard and every game, played here, in the middle of the enchanting landscape, is a wonderful pleasure.
Exhibitions 2024:
Last year's exhibition “Giovanni Segantini Partraits and Still Life” will be shown from July 3rd to July 27th.
Although the exhibition is about reproductions, it is the great variety of Giovanni Segantini's pictures that make them particularly worth seeing.
open every day except Wednesday 1 p.m. – 6 p.m
Guided tours: Sun – Mon – Thu – Fri 3 p.m
August 3rd Festival of Encounters
6.30 p.m. Vernissage of the exhibition Giovanni Segantini and the Light
Afterwards dinner for guests and friends of the Chiesa Bianca,
8 p.m. Concert with the incomparable Coro del Mera.
As always, the festival ends at sunrise.
August 3rd - August 24th exhibition
Giovanni Segantini and the light on the 125th anniversary of his death
Opening on August 3, 2024 at 6:30 p.m
open every day except Wednesday 1 p.m. – 6 p.m
Light – la luce – plays the central role in the life and work of Giovanni Segantini. That's why we chose it as the theme of the exhibition on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of his death. His famous last words are addressed to his mountains and the light. Spoken at his grave on the Schafberg on September 28, 1899.
Guided tours: Sun – Mon – Thu – Fri 3 p.m
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La Motta, 7516 Maloja