The Monastery of Saint Paul de Mausole is a monastery in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
The monastery was built in the 11th century. Franciscan monks established a psychiatric asylum there in 1605.
The gate.
Vincent van Gogh.
Exposition of some paintings of Vincent van Gogh.
Exposition of some paintings of Vincent van Gogh.
Exposition of some paintings of Vincent van Gogh.
The chuch.
The altar.
Saint Jospeh.
The dining room.
Several rooms of the building have been converted into a museum to honor the famed Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh, who stayed there in 1889–1890 at a time when the monastery had been converted to a lunatic asylum.
Pharmacy.
The laundry room
Pharmacy.
Bedroom of a nun.
Vincent van Gogh’s bedroom.
The view from his room.
The bust of Vincent van Gogh.
Thanks to the humanity and innovative ways of taking care of him practiced by Doctor PEYRON and by the nuns of Saint Joseph, Vincent van Gogh could continue and strengthen his considerable work during his stay at the asylum Saint Paul.
This has resulted in a national psychiatric and international cultural reputation.
The kitchen.
The kitchen.
The church seen from the garden.
The garden.
Exposition of some paintings of Vincent van Gogh.
Cloister and garden.
