Reviews of Pôle culturel du Monastère des Ursulines (Museum)

Michel Blackburn

(Translated) Peaceful place, full of history. Go visit Sainte Marie de l'Incarnation in the Chapel. ⛪️???????????? Peacefull and Historical Place. In the Chapel, you can visit St. Mary of the Incarnation. (Original) Lieu paisible, rempli d'histoire. Allez rendre visite à Sainte Marie de l'Incarnation dans la Chapelle. ⛪️???????????? Peacefull and Historical Place. In the Chapel, you can visit Sainte Marie de l'Incarnation.

Eugene Ingerman

A very small museum. Ursuline school taught girls from wealthy families. You get to see what school looked a hundred years ago. There is a small exhibit about ancient needlework. Pieces are impressive but very few. Self guided tours.

Poppy Stitches

This was one of my favorite places while visiting Quebec. As a needle worker it was wonderful seeing the history and work produced by the girls who went to the boarding school. The entire museum was filled with quality displays. I highly recommend that you visit while in Quebec.

NaPa

Excellent museum depicting the girls school run by nuns since 1640.

Charles Hebson

A great unexpected find. Also plan on afternoon Mass. A beautiful spiritual time-out, even better if you are Catholic.

Amadou Diamy Diop

(Translated) Culture (Original) Culture

Marc-Olivier Arcand

(Translated) Very interesting, hotel to explore (Original) Très intéressant, hôtel à exploré

Serena Castagnola

The museum is a small one, but very interesting and the guide was prepared.

Brenda Berry Berry

We happened upon this chapel while walking around Old Quebec, and was glad we had. The collection of pre-french revolution paintings hung in the chapel for the public are worth the stop as is a glimpse into the Sisters Choir chapel. This side chapel has no access to the public but appears to have beautiful stained glass windows, gilded carved wood and spectacular dome. A quiet, bight and holy space, away from the hordes or tourists.

Students Love Travel

I was amazed the first time I took this tour, not just with the content (which is fascinating) but with how incredibly well it was delivered. This place sets a new standard for exhibits in Quebec and could stand proud next to best exhibits I've seen in Paris, Madrid, or Rome, Dublin, and London. The tour has a particularly strong impact on the students we take there, because most of them are the same age as the kids who would have arrived to become sisters, leaving the world they knew behind for the rest of their lives. If you have any interest at all in the history of the Ursuline Sisters in Quebec - or indeed the Ursuline Sisters in general - then take this tour, you'll thoroughly enjoy it.

Mathieu Landry

(Translated) Beautiful museum that presents the history of this monastery and its importance for Quebec City since its founding. You can also visit the chapel, where the tomb of Mary of the Incarnation is located. (Original) Beau musée qui présente bien l'histoire de ce monastère et son importance pour la ville de Québec depuis sa fondation. On peut aussi visiter la chapelle, où se trouve le tombeau de Marie de l'Incarnation.

Caitlin Smith

such an interesting history - a must-see for anyone interested in québécois culture

Amy Muschik, Imagery by Amy

Interesting history and architecture.

Mathieu Lapointe

(Translated) Magnificent museum with many pieces that allow you to discover the life of the Ursulines with a certain intimacy. Children and adults alike will be challenged. (Original) Magnifique musée avec de nombreuses pièces qui font découvrir avec une certaine intimité la vie des Ursulines. Enfants comme grands seront interpellés.

Terry

Really interesting!

CLAUDE MATTE

(Translated) Very interesting (Original) Très intéressant

Bernard Dufour immobilier Gestion et Courtage (Cou

(Translated) Good summary! (Original) Bon résumé!

Murilo Ribeiro

I really like the dark stones combined with the light grey roof.

Vince Z

Interesting for a small museum for sure. They have a cutout of a nun to pop your head in and the receptionist lady was nice enough to take my picture for me.

Claude Robert

(Translated) An incredible place of history, dedication and architecture. A treasure. (Original) Un incroyable lieu d'histoire, de dévouement et d'architecture. Un trésor.

M Robson

Very nice, small museum focusing on the role of the Ursulines in educating young woman in the early days of Quebec City and beyond. Interesting view into the lives of these young women who attended the monastery, some as boarders and some looking to join the order. Be sure to visit the lovely chapel across the street. The original monastery building appears to be there (also it burned a couple of times). Continue down to the school (ecole) to see. We walked into the courtyard as well.

Sylvie Parent

(Translated) Very interesting (Original) Très intéressant

Ashley Hinton

Loved learning about the monastery where my grandma went to boarding school. Such interesting history and artifacts. I really got an idea of what everyday life was like for her at the monetary thanks to this museum.

Kim Lamontagne

(Translated) Museum of the teaching sisters. Small as a museum, but a beautiful antique piano. (Original) Musé sur les soeurs enseignantes.Petit comme musée.Mais beau piano antique.

Nelson Boisvert

(Translated) A place steeped in history in the heart of this almost European landscape! Dedicated women the Ursulines! (Original) Lieu empreint d'histoire au coeur de ce paysage quasi européen! Des femmes dédiées les Ursulines!

Louis Mignault

(Translated) What a beautiful story that that of the Ursulines of Quebec and what a beautiful place. (Original) Quelle belle histoire que celle des Ursulines de Québec et quel beau lieu.

John A Thomson, Jr.

Gorgeous church

Jennifer Jewett

I actually visited the chapel and did not go in the museum. The chapel was exquisite and contained the tomb of Montcalm

Sandie Gilbert

(Translated) Very beautiful exhibitions, including an interactive one that retraces the small and great moments in the life of the Ursulines from their entry into boarding school until taking the veil. The exhibition in photography and audiovisual testimonies of the Ursulines. Magnificent!!! (Original) De très belles expositions, dont l'une interactive qui retrace les petits et grands moments de la vie des Ursulines de leur entrée au pensionnat jusqu'à la prise du voile. L'exposition en photographie et témoignages audiovisuels des Ursulines. Magnifique!!!

Carl Anderson

Very nice tour of a great placr

Samie Barry

(Translated) I loved the place .. a very beautiful museum filled with memories of childhood doll .. games .. book the way to learn it my touch ds my emotions .. piano only memories (Original) J ai adore l endroit ..un tres beau musee remplie de souvenir d enfance poupee ..jeux ..livre la facin d apprendre ca ma toucher ds mes émotion ..piano que des souvenir

Jacqueline Jaeger

What a fascinating place, and it's much bigger than it appears from the outside! We spent an hour exploring the exhibits and praying in the chapel and at the tomb of Marie de l'Incarnation. Time well spent!

Igor Pivovar

Very interesting museum

Ubade Diyap

(Translated) Ancient historical decomposer (Original) متحل تاريخي قديم

Julie Plante

(Translated) Very touching. Beautiful memories... (Original) Très touchant. Beaux souvenirs...

Jacquelin Royer

(Translated) Very interesting and informative visit! A must see ! (Original) Visite très intéressante et instructive ! À voir absolument !

Nadine Benny

Very interesting "slice of life", learning about the mission of the Ursulines and the day to day life of the boarders and nuns.

nathalie croteau

(Translated) Beautiful Chapel and Museum of 3 floors to discover full of history. We have invested in the audio guide of the chapel and we Recommend it to you it makes the visit even more interactive and we understand several aspects of the religious life of the Ursulines from the beginning of the colony until today !!! Bravo for this beautiful heritage so well preserved !!! Nath & Claude (Original) Belle Chapelle et Musée de 3 étages à découvrir regorgeant d'histoire. Nous avons investi dans l'audio-guide de la chapelle et on vous le recommande cela rend la visite encore plus interactive et on comprend plusieurs aspects de la vie religieuse des Ursulines du début de la colonie jusqu'à aujourd'hui!!! Bravo pour ce beau patrimoine si bien conservé!!! Nath & Claude

Louise Caron

(Translated) A museum not to be missed (Original) Un musée a ne pas manquer

Andrew Hardy

This was a unique example of Quebec City Catholism. They have almost a gallery worth of hung paintings. There's also two areas because the nuns had to sit separately.

Makenzie McGonigle

This is one of the best museums I've ever been to. Not only were the exhibits interesting, they were also the perfect size and had just the right amount of information. Learning about this order of nuns, how they went through the process of becoming a nun, and the boarding students they taught was fascinating. The museum is impeccably clean, including the bathrooms. Most museums feel worn, but not this one; it feels brand new.

Charles Despres

Highly recommended, well worth the price of admission. Genuinely informative & well researched / curated ensemble that gives a broad picture of circa-17th Century North American culture. Particularly enlightening as to the role of religion in every day life, feminism / female roles-rights-responsibilities, etc. Friendly, uncrowded (for us at any rate), human-scale - a nice relief from overwhelming museums in the City.

Loïc Routhier

Couldn't do a tour all around, but the place looks nice.

Enma Carreño

Very impressive, I don't usually go into this kind of places but I was curious, the paintings and sculptures are so beautifuls, it was also interesting hearing about the ursulines and their history...

P C

If your strolling around definitely stop in here. Interesting, nicely laid out and presented

Edward Lam

Good platelet learn about the history

Mathieu Drouin

(Translated) A place steeped in history, serenity, wisdom and emotions. These teaching nuns were true avant-garde and founded the first school for girls in New France. The museum is warm and well designed. And the embroidery is simply beautiful. A place to visit absolutely! (Original) Un lieu empreint d'histoire, de sérénité, de sagesse et d'émotions. Ces religieuses enseignantes étaient de vraies avant gardistes et ont fondé la première école pour filles en Nouvelle-France. Le musée est chaleureux et bien conçu. Et les broderies sont tout simplement magnifiques. Un lieu à visiter absolument!

Thaïs Verbaet

Very well presented. Interesting to not only learn what they did, but to see the teaching materials they used. Understanding the relationship between pupils and their « mothers » during their studies. Very kind staff as well. They kept our luggage during the visit.

nisa nisa

(Translated) Charming (Original) Büyüleyici

Christine Chapdelaine

(Translated) An interesting and very informative part of our history. I went there while we were exhibiting wonderfully embroidered altar facings. (Original) Un pan intéressant et fort instructif de notre histoire. J'y suis allée alors qu'on exposait des parements d'autels merveilleusement brodés.

Alex Leg

(Translated) Very pretty and interesting. Their collection of objects is impressive. The architecture is beautiful (Original) Très joli et intéressant. Leur collection d'objets est impressionnante. L'architecture est magnifique

Didier FERRY

(Translated) Very nice presentation of the Ursuline presence in Quebec. (Original) Très belle présentation de la présence Ursuline à Québec.

Nathalie Lariviere

(Translated) A great museum .. unfortunately we could not take the guided tour but a well done and very interesting museum on the education of young girls by the Ursulines .. teaching methods and knowledge inculcated unbelievable for girls at that time . We have all 3 holes! (Original) Un super musée..malheureusement nous n'avons pas pu faire la visite guidée mais un musée bien fait et trés intéressant sur l'éducation des jeunes filles par les Ursulines..des méthodes pédagogiques et des connaissances inculquées invroyables pour des filles à cette époque. On a toutes les 3 aforées!

Julia IS Lee

Merci beaucoup! I had really good time here. Luckly I could met nice people - staff &other tourists, learned lot. One of the best moment of in Quebec city. The city is beautiful but the warm hearted people make the city even more lovable. ☺

John & Amy Miller

The story of the nuns and sister Marie is absolutely amazing. See the museum and the center.

alex sulima

Poor customer service

Gaetan Guimond

(Translated) Nice place to visit a lot of stories about this place well located near the Chateau Frontenac (Original) Bel endroit à visiter beaucoup d'histoires sur ce lieu bien situé près du château Frontenac

nancylee royer

If you are in Quebec city, this is a must they have so much to show about history ????????????

Francine Horth

(Translated) Very interesting and the way of searching, finding with clues allowed an opening for a first visit of children under 5 years old. I loved this approach. (Original) Très intéressant et la façon de chercher, trouver avec des indices a permis une ouverture pour une première visite des enfants de moins 5 ans. J'ai adoré cette approche.

Marie-Chantal Thibault

(Translated) Beautiful heritage! (Original) Bel héritage !

Francesca Brancaccio

(Translated) A place to visit (Original) Un luogo da visitare

Isabelle Duclos

(Translated) Very beautiful wealth of history to keep. (Original) Très belle richesse d histoire à conserver.

Daniel Pelletier

(Translated) The guided tour is recommended to learn the history and practices of the Ursulines. Two guided tours are possible: the chapel and the museum. The guides are very competent. The last guided tour of the chapel is at 15:00 and that of the museum at 16:00. (Original) La visite guidée est recommandée pour apprendre l’histoire et les pratiques des Ursulines. Deux visites guidées sont possibles: la chapelle et le musée. Les guides sont très compétents. La dernière visite guidée de la chapelle est à 15h00 et celle du musée à 16h00.

David Hnatiw

Interesting history

Bernard Laporte

(Translated) Interesting museum that tells the essential role played by the cloistered nuns of the Ursulines in New France from 1639 and from 1760, under the British regime in the education of young girls. (Original) Musée intéressant qui raconte le rôle essentiel que joua les religieuses cloîtrées des Ursulines en Nouvelle-France à partir de 1639 et à partir de 1760, sous le régime britannique dans l'éducation des jeunes filles.

Josée Constant

(Translated) Great welcome and surprising artefacts (Original) Super accueil et artefacts surprenants

Alice Wittmer

Beautiful and informative museum for such a good price. It’s the perfect size and the info provided isn’t long and arduous. There is also an elevator as the museum is three floors, which helped my mom who has arthritis. Truly fascinating place. It was also very clean and each floor had its own bathroom.

Marc Lasnier

(Translated) Very interesting. (Original) Tręs intéressant.