Musée des Augustins, Toulouse
Toulouse, France
Visitor Information
Museum Address
21 Rue de Metz, 31000 Toulouse, France
Toulouse, France
Ticket Prices
€6 (under 18 free, 1st Sun free)
Featured Artists
2 artists in database
The Musée des Augustins in Toulouse opened on August 27, 1795, in a former Augustinian convent secularized during the Revolution. It's one of France's oldest museums, officially established under the Chaptal Decree of 1801. The Gothic cloister, with its double arcade of carved capitals, is worth visiting on its own.
The collection of 4,000 works spans the Middle Ages to the early 20th century, with one of France's richest collections of Romanesque sculpture. Paintings by Delacroix, Courbet, Manet, and Toulouse-Lautrec hang in the upper galleries. The convent church serves as the main sculpture hall, displaying medieval capitals and stone carvings at close range.
Musée des Augustins, Toulouse in Toulouse, France houses 2 masterpieces in our database, including works by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. Notable works include Portrait of Frédéric Desmarais and Saint Didacus of Alcalá in ecstasy before the cross.
Famous Works at Musée des Augustins, Toulouse
Browse 2 notable artworks in our database. Click any work to see details and plan your visit.
Visiting Musée des Augustins, Toulouse
The Musée des Augustins occupies a former Augustinian monastery in Toulouse, France. The Gothic cloister and church create one of the most atmospheric museum settings in the country.
The museum holds Romanesque and Gothic sculpture alongside European paintings. Its medieval stone carvings from Toulouse's churches are considered among the finest in southern France.
The museum opened in 1795, making it one of France's oldest. The Augustinian monastery buildings, dating from the 14th century, provide a fitting home for the region's artistic heritage.
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