The convent and the church was built for the nuns from the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, known as the Visitandines. However, the wooden complex burnt down in 1732. In the middle of XVIII century it was restored as brick. A Baroque granary was added to the convent and for many years it housed a chapel. At the square in front of the building a Baroque sculpture of Pensive Christ is located.

In the early XIX century the buildings were designated for military purposes, and the convent church was converted into an orthodox church. The orthodox character of the building was obliterated after the independence had been regained in 1918. The domes, a tower, architectural decorations on the façade, and the equipment were all removed. Since then the religious functions have not been restored in the building.

In 2013, a major renovation was completed, the aim of which was to adapt the buildings and the adjacent square and park to the purposes of the multi-function centre for culture. The original equipment of the monastery, catholic, nor orthodox church didn't survive until present day, although some discoveries were made during the renovation of the building, including several frescoes and polychromes.

Today Centre for Culture is one of the most prominent cultural institutions in Lublin. The Centre organizes a number of events, such as concerts, plays, meetins, workshops. The institution is a publisher of the Lublin's Cultural Guide "ZOOM", presenting the most important cultural and entertainment events in the city for a given month. Among the institutions operating within the Centre one can find Czytelnia Dramatu, Biała Gallery, Kinoteatr Projekt, The Studio of Socially Engaged Art "The Districts”, among others.