The refectory is the oldest surviving building of the monastery. It already existed in around 1300. In the site plan from 1622, the south-east wing is called the “dormitory”, while the south-west wing is called the “Remter”, which means refectory. Parts of the facades and the building material inside are still medieval. Traces of the former double-nave vaulted hall are still visible in the refectory.

When the monastery was redesigned between 1722 and 1730, terraced houses were created in the old buildings, so that each canoness received her own dwelling. This spatial structure characterizes the monastery buildings to this day, as does the high mansard roof erected at this time. The appearance of the facades is characterized by a conversion from the middle of the 19th century, and the colouring of the walls and windows comes from this time.

The traces on the facade clearly show the building structure from around 1300 but also the changes and interventions during major renovations in 1723 and 1729. Inside, too, the traces on the building indicate the original state of a two-aisled, vaulted hall with a central row of columns below the ribbed vault.

During the reconstruction of 1723 and 1729, the vaults were demolished in two phases and large breaches were made in the outer walls, in order to install new windows for the terraced house structure. The buttresses that had protruded up until then were removed from the facade, but their former position is still visible today.

In 2008, after extensive renovation, the baroque rooms were dedicated to the permanent exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints created by regional artists and now owned by the town of Malchow. Works by the Mecklenburg artists Rudolf Gahlbeck (1895-1972), Sieghard Dittner (1924-2002), Franz-Friedrich Pingel (1904-1994) and Peter Hesse (1921-2008) can be seen there. The eventful construction history of this, the oldest surviving building in the monastery complex, can be investigated using so-called architectural history windows. Special alternating exhibitions supplement and deepen the scientific examination of 20th-century Mecklenburg painting.

When the monastery was redesigned between 1722 and 1730, terraced houses were created in the old buildings, so that each canoness received her own dwelling. This spatial structure characterizes the monastery buildings to this day, as does the high mansard roof erected at this time. The appearance of the facades is characterized by a conversion from the middle of the 19th century, and the colouring of the walls and windows comes from this time.

The traces on the facade clearly show the building structure from around 1300 but also the changes and interventions during major renovations in 1723 and 1729. Inside, too, the traces on the building indicate the original state of a two-aisled, vaulted hall with a central row of columns below the ribbed vault.

During the reconstruction of 1723 and 1729, the vaults were demolished in two phases and large breaches were made in the outer walls, in order to install new windows for the terraced house structure. The buttresses that had protruded up until then were removed from the facade, but their former position is still visible today.

In 2008, after extensive renovation, the baroque rooms were dedicated to the permanent exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints created by regional artists and now owned by the town of Malchow. Works by the Mecklenburg artists Rudolf Gahlbeck (1895-1972), Sieghard Dittner (1924-2002), Franz-Friedrich Pingel (1904-1994) and Peter Hesse (1921-2008) can be seen there. The eventful construction history of this, the oldest surviving building in the monastery complex, can be investigated using so-called architectural history windows. Special alternating exhibitions supplement and deepen the scientific examination of 20th-century Mecklenburg painting.