Experts' Choice Award Old Ursuline Convent Museum
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 "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 Top Choice
"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 "The oldest house of wimple-clad virgins along the Mississippi."
Where "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 "They have those 300 year old Live Oaks linking the road to and from the plantation." Full review
Travel + Leisure "This wonderful example of French Colonial architecture dates to 1752, and is one of the oldest buildings in the American South. " Full review
Frommer's "The real pioneers -- at least, in Louisiana -- were well-educated Frenchwomen clad in 40 pounds of black wool robes." Full review
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