The Musée de l'Hospice Comtesse is a museum of the city of Lille. It is an ancient hospital founded in the thirteenth century to accommodate the sick and pilgrims. The museum is located in the heart of the historic center of Lille and is dedicated to the history of the city, particularly from the 17th and 18th centuries. Already the architecture of the building, rebuilt, enlarged and therefore progressively modified, is a testimony of the architectural history of Lille from the thirteenth to the eighteenth century. In particular, the facades that can still be seen today were built between 1470 and 1724, with a polychrome aspect characteristic of the architecture of the city of Lille. Inside, the antique furniture and rooms, such as the kitchen, the refectory, the dormitories, the small chapel, the pharmacy and the laundry, allow you to enter the atmosphere of Flemish interiors from the seventeenth to the eighteenth century. Founded in 1962, the Musèe de l'Hospice Comtesse houses a collection of objects and works of art related to the city. In fact, there are sculptures on wood, paintings and drawings that testify the ancient urban landscape; Portrait galleries of the Counts of Flanders and the Dukes of Burgundy emphasize the historical and political context of Lille over the centuries. The guilds of arts and crafts typical of the city are told through traditional objects, such as flags or the large painting of the "Lilac Procession", painted by François Watteau. And yet ceramics, tapestries, textiles and documents help to reconstruct a detailed representation of the city up to the French Revolution.