musee hospice comtesse

Professeurdefrancais

We enjoyed this little museum with its several rooms showing some aspects of the time when it was a hospice. The free guide book has information in English on each room downstairs. Upstairs there are various paintings and other artefacts.

damianb774

This old hospital/religious house is a delight to visit. In old Flemish style starting in the kitchen you can try and spot how many different hand-painted tile designs there are. The answer is probably as many designs as there are tiles! It he museum is well laid out, and the little guide book is multi-lingual. There are audio guides too, but seem unnecessary. It was a pity the chapel and ward were not open because a new exhibition was being set up, but I guess that's a treat for another visit!

443jons

Good way to kill an hour or so if the weather is inclement, some interesting furniture and paintings on display, although if you cannot read French it can be a bit of a problem, multi-language signage would be a help. Staff were very friendly and helpful.

Zoeboomahh

There wasn't much to this museum but it was nice to visit. €3.50 each so not too much money. We opted against the €2 audio guide. We had a paper leaflet with information about each room. The order of the booklet didn't totally follow the route we took through the museum which was a bit confusing.Unfortunately the chapel was closed as it looked like the best building out of the lot. Worth dropping in whilst walking down the busy Rue de la Monnaie en route to Aux Mervielleux de Fred.

Liz606

This is an excellent old building, but we expected that there would be more on the use of it as a hospital, and describing daya to day life for the poor and needy. Instead it was a collection of portraits of the rich and famous of the area. As an art collection there was more variety at the Beaux Art in Lille, or La Piscine in Roubaix a short metro ride away.

Goldmember_51

The "salle des malades", one of the reasons for visiting, was closed. The rest of the exhibition was ok, but not super.

L0fth0useS

Tucked away in the old part of the city, this mediaeval hospice feels welcoming as soon as you step into the courtyard. The staff are pleasant and you are given a small, well-produced booklet with attractive pictures. The tiles on the walls and up the staircase are a particularly interesting part of this house.

bench2014

Beautiful tiles in the kitchen - look for the whales, wells and windmills. Would have liked to be able to visit the chapel.

HAZ29

We really enjoyed our visit to this museum. The audio tour was very informative and listening to the commentary and looking at the various rooms gave a good impression of life in the hospice.Upstairs there was an interesting and well laid out exhibition of life in Lille in the Middle Ages.I would definitely visit this museum again and recommend it to visitors of Lille. A very atmospheric building!

Edward1951S

Sited in Lille's old quarter on Le Rue de Monnaie this lovely old building has been transformed into an art gallery. The guide book suggested that one area would be a reconstruction of a mediaeval hospital ward but this had been turned into an art exhibition at the time of our visit so we were rather disappointed.

489tonyd

Three euro entry, a court yard, then rooms full of old tables, chairs, and other equipment. not a great deal to see although an interesting old building. Not many French people visiting.

Peckoverman

Using the radio talk units we found this to be a fascinating place and learned so much about things not directly connected to Lille though of course there was a lot of info about Lille's terrific past.

ChristineR83

History, architecture and art. Helped by the use of audio guides. We were sorry that the chapel was closed

KajeeEm

It are the rooms more than what is in them, that tells the story of this hospice. the kitchen with its Delft blue tiles a.s.o.

PJALeics

This museum gives an insight into the life of a hospital, nunnery and lille itself. As others have mentioned it could do with further exhibits to give more of a sense of the period and what occurred, but what there is works. Beware of the mutant rat however that lives in the medicinal garden, made the other half squeal. Don't know who was more scared her or the rat!