{"id":5631,"date":"2026-06-11T12:03:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museedeshospitalieres.qc.ca\/?p=5631"},"modified":"2026-06-11T12:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:03:57","slug":"medicine-and-charity-in-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museedeshospitalieres.qc.ca\/en\/medicine-and-charity-in-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Medicine and Charity in Activities!"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From June until September 13, enjoy the cultural program organized in conjunction with the exhibit <\/span>Medicine and Charity: The H\u00f4tels-Dieu from the Middle Ages to New France.<\/span><\/i>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”11px”]<\/p>\n

Preparing for a Good Death: The Religious at the Cornerstone of the H\u00f4tels-Dieu
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A lecture and discussion by Claire Garnier and Dominique Deslandres, historians
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This session will be presided by Paul Labonne, curator of the exhibition <\/span>Medicine and Charity<\/span><\/i> and director of the Mus\u00e9e des Hospitali\u00e8res de l\u2019H\u00f4tel-Dieu de Montr\u00e9al.<\/span><\/p>\n

Informations<\/h4>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Date:<\/strong>Thursday, June 18, 7:00 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\u00a0Lenght:<\/strong> 1:30[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Language: <\/b>French[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Activity:<\/strong> A Two-voices Lecture[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Place: Jeanne-Mance Room, Mus\u00e9e des Hospitali\u00e8res, 201 Des Pins Ave. West, Montreal, H2W 1R5<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cost: <\/strong>Museum admission (includes access to the lecture and the exhibition)<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Reservation:<\/strong> 514-849-2919[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]<\/p>\n

Presentation<\/h4>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]During this conference and discussion, two historians whose research focuses on the socio-religious history of the Old Regime in France and its colonies will examine the legacy and adaptations of the medieval model of the H\u00f4tel-Dieu, which gave rise to the first hospitals in New France. As places of welcome and piety dedicated to the poor, the H\u00f4tel-Dieu offered a form of healing that addressed both the soul and the body, based on a set of rules and rituals. This joint presentation will provide a better understanding of the scope of the institutional legacy of the H\u00f4tels-Dieu, with a particular focus on their religious dimension.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column]\n Learn more<\/span>\n <\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_empty_space height=”40px”]<\/p>\n

Gardening and Healing: A Crossed Journey Through the Exhibition <\/em>Medicine and Charity and the Garden of the Hospitali\u00e8res Nuns’ Monastery<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Juliette Veilleux, master\u2019s student in art history specializing in the history of gardens<\/h4>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Date:<\/strong> Saturday, August 15, 10am[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lenght:<\/strong> 2 hours[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Language: <\/b>French[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Activity:<\/strong> Guided Tour[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Place: Jeanne-Mance Room, Mus\u00e9e des Hospitali\u00e8res, 201 Des Pins Ave. West, Montreal, H2W 1R5<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cost: <\/strong>Museum admission (includes access to the lecture and the exhibition)<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Reservation:<\/strong> 514-849-2919[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]<\/p>\n

Presentation<\/h4>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Evolving through time and space, gardens bear witness to the memory of societies, notably by documenting certain specific interactions between people and their physical and sociocultural environment. In the Middle Ages, with the emergence of H\u00f4tel-Dieu hospitals, gardens, for example, provided food supplies and medicinal plants. They thus played an active role in the care provided, while also offering a space for contemplation and reflection. This combined tour of the exhibition Medicine and Charity: H\u00f4tel-Dieu from the Middle Ages to New France<\/em> and of the garden of the monastery of the Hospitali\u00e8res nuns will provide a better understanding of the function of gardens within the traditional organization of H\u00f4tel-Dieu hospitals and the unique history of the Hospitali\u00e8res\u2019 monastery garden, while highlighting the role of women in Montreal\u2019s hospital and horticultural heritage.<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column]\n Learn more<\/span>\n <\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_empty_space height=”40px”]<\/p>\n

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Art, Medicine, and Miracles: Images in French Hospitals and Italian Ospedali
\n<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Fannie Caron-Roy, art historian<\/h4>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Date:<\/strong> Thursday, August 20, 7pm[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lenght:<\/strong> 1h30[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Language: <\/b>Fran\u00e7ais[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Activity:<\/strong> Lecture[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Place: Jeanne-Mance Room, Mus\u00e9e des Hospitali\u00e8res, 201 Des Pins Ave. West, Montreal, H2W 1R5<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cost: Museum admission (includes access to the lecture and the exhibition)<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Reservation :514-849-2919<\/b>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]<\/p>\n

Presentation<\/h4>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The tradition of hospitality is not limited to the French-speaking world: throughout Europe, healthcare institutions have played a fundamental social role since the Middle Ages. While works of art generally occupy a central place in these settings, images do not serve the same functions everywhere. This lecture offers an exploration of the model of Italian ospedali, where the role of these works extends far beyond the realm of devotion and decoration. Some of these institutions were even founded around images reputed to be thaumaturgical, capable of healing both bodies and souls. Through accounts of miracles, examples from medical treatises, and the examination of works of art, this lecture will explore an idea that may seem puzzling today but was central to early modern Italy: images possessed a real power to heal.<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column]\n Voir plus<\/span>\n <\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_empty_space height=”40px”]<\/p>\n


\n<\/i>Roundtable discussion and guided tour with Magali Villetard and Bruno Fran\u00e7ois, curators of the collections at the H\u00f4tel-Dieu de Tonnerre and the H\u00f4tel-Dieu des Hospices Civils de Beaune<\/i><\/strong>
\n<\/i><\/b><\/h4>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Date:<\/strong> Sunday, September 13, 1:30pm[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Language: <\/b>French[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Place: Jeanne-Mance Room, Mus\u00e9e des Hospitali\u00e8res, 201 Des Pins Ave. West, Montreal, H2W 1R5<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cost: Museum admission (includes access to the lecture and the exhibition)<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”]<\/p>\n

Pr\u00e9sentation<\/h4>\n

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For the last weekend of the Medicine and Charity<\/em> exhibition, the Mus\u00e9e des Hospitali\u00e8res will welcome Magali Villetard and Fran\u00e7ois Bruno, curators of the collections at the H\u00f4tel-Dieu de Tonnerre and the H\u00f4tel-Dieu des Hospices Civils de Beaune, respectively.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]<\/p>\n

More to come…\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Image: Stained-glass window depicting Margaret of Burgundy, founder of the H\u00f4tel-Dieu de Tonnerre, 14th century, collection of the H\u00f4tel-Dieu de Tonnerre. Photo: Magali Villetard[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”11px”]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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