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Museum · New Orleans, LA

Old Ursuline Convent Museum

The Old Ursuline Convent Museum is housed in the oldest building in the Mississippi River Valley, completed in 1752.

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About Old Ursuline Convent Museum

Visitors can experience the history and culture of New Orleans and the Catholic Church's vital role. The building's design features brick-between-post construction and parallel doors and windows for cross ventilation. It has served as a convent, orphanage, school, and archbishop's residence, and today is part of the Catholic Cultural Center of New Orleans.

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