Located next to the Church of Our Lady, the premises contain some of Europe's oldest surviving hospital buildings.

[1] The hospital grew during the Middle Ages and was a place where sick pilgrims and travellers were cared for.

The site was later expanded with the building of a monastery and convent.

In the 19th century, further construction led to a hospital with eight wards around a central building.

Today part of the hospital complex holds the popular Hans Memling museum, named for the German-born Early Netherlandish painter, where a number of works, such as triptychs are displayed,[2] as well as hospital records, medical instruments and other works of art.