Discovering The Franciscans, its past and its collections, is to discover part of the history of Deauville. A leap back 150 years will plunge you into the construction site of what was then an orphanage. By listening, and with a little imagination, you will hear the sisters praying in the cloister garden, the melody of the psalms in the chapel and the tinkling of the spoons in what was already a refectory. Then return to the present to explore the new architectural project of Alain Moatti and understand the functioning of an atypical cultural center during a walk punctuated by books and works of art.