Hôpital Notre-Dame à la Rose. Lessines

Fully restored, the historic architectural complex of the Hôpital Notre-Dame à la Rose di Lessines, in the Walloon region of Belgium, has now been converted into a museum, incorporating a range of modern facilities, a conference hall, a library, a book shop and a coffee shop. The museum houses a sizeable collection of rare objects, furniture pieces, artwork, ancient books, artefacts and models which, as well as telling of the hospital’s past history, also include a surprising range of medical appliances, surgical technologies and pharmaceutical solutions, representing a great contribution in terms of the history of medicine and surgery. Carefully designed in every detail, the internal fit-out comprises glazed partition walls with personalized graphics and a system of individual dual-access and wall-mounted showcases with a minimal, sleek design, which are used to display objects and recreate particular environments.