Monastery of Saint-Paul-de-Musol

Monastère Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, Saint-Paul de Mausole, Saint-Remy Psychiatric Hospital
France, Saint-Remy-de-Provence
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Monastery of Saint-Paul-de-Musol

Monastère Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, Saint-Paul de Mausole, Saint-Remy Psychiatric Hospital
France, Saint-Remy-de-Provence
The monastery of Saint-Paul-de-Musol was built in the XI-XII centuries. The cloister of the monastery is made in a purely Romanesque style, and the facade of the building was partially changed in the 18th century. Later, the monastery was turned into a psychiatric hospital, in 1889-1890 Vincent van Gogh was treated here.
In one of the wings of the cloister there is a museum dedicated to the period when Van Gogh was in the clinic. Here the artist created 150 paintings, mostly landscapes and portraits of local residents. In the same period, one of his most famous paintings, Starry Night, was painted.
The monastery still functions as a psychiatric hospital, and sick patients are treated with art therapy.

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Traveled 11 years ago
Rating 8
On the territory of the Monastery of Saint-Paul-de-Musol, there is still a clinic for the mentally ill, so only part of the premises is open to visitors. Entrance to the territory is possible from 9-30 to 18-45. The cost is 4.65 euros (tariff 2014) More details on the website http://www. saintpauldemausole. fr/van-gogh.html The monastery itself is very old, it was founded in the 10th century and it seems that it has not changed much since those times. The Franciscan monks who settled in the monastery were the first to open asylums for the mentally ill.
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