Musée des Ursulines

The Ursuline museum chronicles the arrival of the nuns in New France in 1639. The exhibits give visitors a glimpse into the daily life in the 17th and 18th centuries of these women who sought to pioneer education for girls and spread their spiritual message. On display are personal objects, furniture and teaching materials used by the nuns, which help tell the story of their journey and lifestyle. In addition to being educators, they were also artists and master embroiderers. Visitors will be amazed by the incredible displays of vestments intricately woven with gold, silver and silk threads. Some of the museum’s docents are nuns of the Ursuline order, which is still active. The Ursuline convent, housed within a building created originally as a girls' school in 1642, is the oldest in North America.