The church patronage for Old- and New-Malchow, as well as for the church in Lexow, was part of the foundation endowment of the medieval monastery. Thus, the monastery had not only a significant influence on the use of the respective parish privileges, but was also responsible for all church buildings in the town of Malchow, such as the church, vicarage and school. Until 1825, the second pastor of the town church was responsible for the monastery community, including the secondary church in Lexow, which was known as the affiliate church. With the creation of a separate parsonage for the monastery, the need for a second pastor at the town church was eliminated.

The two houses, which had previously been used as a school and organist house and as an apartment for the police officer, were combined into a single building. The typical late baroque semi-detached house from the late 18th century became the vicarage – directly opposite the monastery church, which also functioned as a parish church. The school building was relocated to the opposite side of the street, being then established in an existing residential building.

With the conversion, the building received its classical appearance. It is characterized by the representative dwelling in the middle. There is a dormer-like structure on the roof, the gable of which is flush with the facade.

The parsonage underwent another change and enlargement in 1867 and 1888 with an extension to the southern gable, and has remained unchanged since that time. At the rear was the parish garden, which was mainly used as a kitchen garden for the care of the pastor’s family.

Owned by the town of Malchow since 1997, the old rectory became the organ house. It is owned by the Mecklenburg Organ Museum together with the monastery church. The building houses not only exhibition rooms, but also the workshop, the museum library and the store.

The two houses, which had previously been used as a school and organist house and as an apartment for the police officer, were combined into a single building. The typical late baroque semi-detached house from the late 18th century became the vicarage – directly opposite the monastery church, which also functioned as a parish church. The school building was relocated to the opposite side of the street, being then established in an existing residential building.

With the conversion, the building received its classical appearance. It is characterized by the representative dwelling in the middle. There is a dormer-like structure on the roof, the gable of which is flush with the facade.

The parsonage underwent another change and enlargement in 1867 and 1888 with an extension to the southern gable, and has remained unchanged since that time. At the rear was the parish garden, which was mainly used as a kitchen garden for the care of the pastor’s family.

Owned by the town of Malchow since 1997, the old rectory became the organ house. It is owned by the Mecklenburg Organ Museum together with the monastery church. The building houses not only exhibition rooms, but also the workshop, the museum library and the store.

A model shows how the instrument works and at the same time offers visitors the opportunity to play the organ themselves. Several organs and their tonal peculiarities are presented in guided tours.

The museum houses organs and organ parts that were threatened with dereliction in their original location. As a rule, they are given to the museum as loans. In this case, no restoration takes place, only cleaning and conservation. Depending on the state of preservation, the instruments are also made playable again. The acoustic conditions inside the monastery church are excellent for organ music. The museum offers the rare opportunity of hearing up to ten different organs in the same room. In the guided tours available, various organs are always demonstrated.

In addition to the main exhibition room in the monastery church, there are other exhibition rooms in the former parsonage on the opposite side of the street. The library, workshop and store are also housed there.

Organ research and the preparation of an organ inventory are concentrated on the historical area of Mecklenburg. The museum has an extensive specialist library. This also includes more than 1,000 different hymn books and a collection of around 600 vinyl records featuring the organ. These collections can be utilised by prior appointment.

Special highlights are the summer concerts from July to September with the series of Sunday organ matinees.