Old Ursuline Convent Museum

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Top 2% of attractions in New Orleans
7 / 10

8 expert reviews

“This building has lived many lives: a convent, a schoolhouse, an Archbishop's official residence, and a seat of city legislature.”

– Condé Nast Traveler

Fodor's Fodor's
"The Ursulines were the first of many orders of religious women who came to New Orleans and founded schools, orphanages, and asylums and ministered to the needs of the poor." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
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"In 1727, 12 Ursuline nuns arrived in New Orleans to care for the French garrison's 'miserable little hospital' and to educate the young girls of the colony." Full review
Not For Tourists Not For Tourists
"The oldest house of wimple-clad virgins along the Mississippi."
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"Dating to 1727, this is the oldest edifice in the Mississippi River Valley and the sole surviving building from the French Colonial period in the U.S. " Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"They have those 300 year old Live Oaks linking the road to and from the plantation." Full review
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