Musée départemental Maurice Denis "The Priory"

The Musée départemental Maurice Denis "The Priory" is a museum dedicated to Nabi art located in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, in the Parisian region (Île-de-France).

The Musée départemental Maurice Denis, or MDMD, was created in 1976 by the Conseil général of the Yvelines, the department in which it is located.

Maurice Denis rented the building and the grounds, an old royal general hospital dating to the 18th century and began to work there in 1910.

Thereafter, the building was transformed into a school and treatment center for children suffering from neurological and psychological problems, a function it was to serve until 1973.

[2] One can also visit the ajoicent chapel, restored and decorated by Maurice Denis from 1915 and 1928, as well as his workshop, built in 1912 par the architect Auguste Perret.