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Guided tour of Sainte-Anne Hospital during the war
Come and discover the history of Sainte-Anne Hospital, and in particular its activity during the Occupation.
The guide will take you through the gardens of Sainte-Anne Hospital, and then into the Museum of Art and History, currently closed to the public.
“The massacre of the mad.”
This expression refers to the reality of 45,000 psychiatric hospital patients who died of starvation under the Occupation. Institutionalized people died of hunger, cold, and lack of care, in what has been described as a form of “soft extermination.”
But what about Sainte-Anne Hospital?
Were the conditions as severe as in other institutions?
How did hospitalized patients live during this period?
Step into the heart of its history, and discover the daily lives of patients as well as the commitment of Sainte-Anne’s medical staff.