Sometimes in the little silence

As part of the 40th Trois-Rivières International Poetry Festival, the Musée des Ursulines will host the works of artist Gilles Lacombe in the former residents’ refectory.

Monastery of yesterday, places of today!

Places to tell! This exhibition was born from a project in partnership with the Collège Marie-de-l’Incarnation. Following a historical, archival and photographic approach, the students created a “before/after” photo exhibition. Just like the C.M.I project, which offered secondary school students the opportunity to rediscover their school, Monastery of Yesterday, Places of Today will show you […]

Nuns, Teachers AND… Scientists!

A traveling exhibition co-produced by the Ursuline Museum of Trois-Rivières and the Marguerite-Bourgeoys Historic Site. Nuns, Teachers and… Scientists! tells the story of how, starting in the 19th century, the Ursuline sisters and the Congrégation de Notre-Dame created innovative programs for teaching science to their (female) students. It was a bold step at a time when this […]