Saint Roch Hospital Museum, Issoudun
Facts and practical information
The museum of the Hospice Saint-Roch of Issoudun is a municipal museum, labeled museum of France, located in Issoudun, in the Indre.
The architectural ensemble is composed of the buildings of the former Hôtel-Dieu, classified as historical monuments, a garden of medicinal plants and a contemporary wing. Its collections include two trees of Jesse, monumental sculptures from the end of the 15th century, in the chapel of the hospice, an apothecary from the 17th and 18th centuries, and a collection of surgical instruments.
One wing is devoted to contemporary works, including donations from Fred Deux and Cécile Reims. It hosts exhibitions of contemporary artists such as Gérard Garouste, Jan Voss and others, and houses a recreation of an art nouveau salon assembled by Leonor Fini. This wing also displays the ethnographic collections from Papua New Guinea of the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Issoudun.
Saint Roch Hospital Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Saint-Cyr Church, Frapesle Manor, La Tour Blanche.