Hôtel-Dieu - Hospices de Beaune - Parcours libre Hôtel-Dieu > Sur les pas des fondateurs

Discover the Hôtel-Dieu des Hospices Civils de Beaune, a hospital founded in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin, Chancellor to the Dukes of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins. A charitable institution entrusted to the care of the Hospice Sisters, this "palace for the poor" dedicated to the wandering and destitute sick remained in operation until 1971. Known for its polychrome glazed terracotta roofs, the Hôtel-Dieu is also a place of remembrance of hospital history, with its polyptych of the Last Judgement by Rogier van der Weyden, its treatment rooms, its kitchen, its apothecary and its collections of furniture and objets d'art.

To help you discover the site, a number of visit aids are available; they are included in your ticket:
> tour the site with an audio guide: Nicolas Rolin and Guigone de Salins tell you the story of this hospital that dates back nearly six centuries.
(classic tour: 1h / focus tour: 1h30)
> explore the CHARITÉ 2024 - HUMANITÉ 2025 themes with the accompanying booklet "Les bienfaiteurs de l'Hôtel-Dieu ou l'esprit de charité" (available until 24 January 2025) then "L'Hôtel-Dieu de 1789 à 1799 : la Révolution, des révolutions" (available from 25 January 2025)

Audio description in French or English also available.

General public - Hôtel-Dieu ticket

Book online on our website
or at the ticket office on the day of your visit