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Musée des Ursulines de Trois-Rivières
- Address : 734, rue des Ursulines, Trois-Rivières (Québec) G9A 5B5
- Phone number : 819-375-7922
- Fax : 819-375-0238
- Email : info@musee-ursulines.qc.ca
- Website : http://www.musee-ursulines.qc.ca/home
Overview
A cloister, a school, a hospital...
Come to a more than three hundred year-old place and immerse yourself in the life of the Ursulines. Moving testimonials of a time not so long ago when walls surrounded the Ursulines Monastery, when praying, teaching and caring for the sick were an integral part of these nuns’ daily lives. Discover their chapel surmounted by a dome, now an Old Trois-Rivières.
- Pricing applies
- Room hire
- Rest area or picnic
- Access for the partially disabled
Opening times
- Open all year, Off season by reservation
Timetable Period
March and April, Wednesday to Sunday from 13h to 17h
May to November, Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 17
June 24 to Labor Day, daily from 10h to 17h
November to January, by appointment
Programmation
Personalized tours in the historic chapel of the Ursulines and the old boarding school. Permanent exhibition "Over 300 years of memory" with unique and essential interviews with nuns still living the Monastery. Temporary exhibition presenting a new aspect of the community each year.Permanent Exhibitions
On the School Benches
For over 300 years, the Ursuline Sisters have been devoting their efforts to the education of girls in Trois-Rivières. In 1697, the Ursulines opened the first school for girls in the region.
This virtual exhibit presents an online experience of student life in schools run by the Ursulines during three centuries of history.
Over 300 Years of Memory
Over 300 Years of Memory, will take you on a journey through the community's tangible, intangible and archival heritage. It should be noted that it's a first that intangible religious heritage is open to visitors. This new and essentiel exhibit focuses on the incredibly rich intangile heritage that was at risk of disappearing along with these women who devoted their lives to God and to the [...] Next
Temporary exhibitions
- Une vie au rythme de la prière From the Council of Trent to Vatican II, the existence of the Ursulines, cloistered nuns, was lived to the rhythm of prayer. From dawn with Laudes until sunset with Vespers, the nuns had their prayers sung that punctuated each of their day and time of year. Other prayers were also known such as one in the morning when coating the costume or one during the taking of the habit. It is this life that [...] Next
