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THE URSULINE CONVENT The final part of the ‘ Ursulinhof ’ urban renewal project
The renovation of the 18th-century mansion the generalate and the Ursuline convent in the city center of Hasselt is the final part of the ‘ Ursulinhof ’ urban renewal project . The historic site next to the ‘ Groenplein ’ was managed and expanded by the Ursuline Sisters from 1879 onwards . There , they taught thousands of pupils in a large school building and lived and worked from their own convent en generalate . After the school moved to a new location in 2019 , a master plan was drawn up to give the site a new life . The school was demolished , the listed buildings retained , but the later additions were removed .
The block was opened via a large public thoroughfare and the new functions are organized around green courtyards . The convent en generalate were incorporated into the new whole , the remaining convent for the order . The Ursuline
Sisters thus remain part of the city center and the urban community . The facades of the generalate have been restored and the interiors restored and adapted to today ’ s standards . A balance was sought between the restoration and recovery of authentic values on the one hand and appropriate additions on the other .
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