page_title: Couvent des Minimes de Grenoble
section_title: University and conservatory
hierarchical_section_title: Couvent des Minimes de Grenoble / Later use / University and conservatory
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Vue de l'aile Sainte-Ursule dans la cour du Couvent des Minimes de Grenoble.
context_page_description: The Couvent des Minimes de Grenoble is a former monastery constructed about 1644 by the Minim friars, a semi-contemplative mendicant order, which is located on the Rue du Vieux Temple in Grenoble, France.
  Occupied by several institutions since the expulsion of the friars during the French Revolution, it is currently used as a student dormitory and the former chapel serves as a concert hall, particularly as the base of the orchestral group, Les Musiciens du Louvre.
context_section_description: The French government passed a series of measures on 9 December 1905 which were intended to enact a strict separation of the Church from the State. This resulted in the expulsion of the seminary in Grenoble from its location, and the seizure of all its possessions.
  The prefecture sold the property to the University of Grenoble in 1913. When World War I broke out on 4 August 1914, however, the buildings were occupied by the French army. It was five years before the university was able to retake possession of the property, by then badly damaged. Repairs were made and the buildings became a student dormitory.
  During the Second World War, part of the facilities were made available to the Conservatory of Grenoble, which had lost its own location. This organization remained there until 1970, at which time badly needed repairs were made to the buildings. In November 1979, title to the building was transferred to the National Ministry of Education.
  The former chapel has been converted into a concert hall and was renamed Olivier Messiaen Hall on 1 October 1981.
caption: courtyard of the monastery
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