Couvent des Ursulines de Mâcon

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The Ursulines convent is a former convent located on Rue des Ursulines in Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire. It was listed as a historic monument in 1929 and 1962. Since 1968, it has hosted the Ursulines Museum.

History: The Ursulines, called by Bishop Gaspard Dinet, moved to Mâcon in 1615 to educate the young girls of the nobility and the bourgeoisie. The current convent was built from 1675 to 1680 on the plateau de la Baille. Requisitioned by the public authorities during the Revolution, he became a prison in 1793. Lamartine's father will be incarcerated there, as evidenced by a commemorative plaque on Rue des Ursulines. In 1796, the convent became the Puthod barracks, used until 1929 when it was decommissioned and then returned to the city of Mâcon. Before hosting the Ursulines Museum in 1968, the building houses the "House of the People" made available to various associations. The restoration works lasted from 1963 to 1967 and the room dedicated to Prehistory (ground floor) and the space dedicated to Fine Arts (floor) were opened to the public on 10 June 1968. The failure to complete the wings of the building caused...