Musée des Augustins de Toulouse

Om museet

The Augustinian convent became national property in 1789, and the monks left the following year. In 1793, the département administration decided to create a temporary museum for the South. The museum opened on August 27, 1795 in the Augustins church, shortly after the Louvre, which makes it one of the oldest museums in France.

Around 1830, the city shortened the church choir and removed several Gothic chapels. The architect Urbain Vitry then created a neoclassical stucco decor, known as the “Temple des arts”, which concealed the Gothic structure. At the end of the 19th century, a wing was built along rue Alsace-Lorraine to plans by Viollet-le-Duc, drawn up by Denis Darcy.

From 1941, a heritage restoration began: the Temple des arts was removed from 1950, and the choir, the great rose window and the chapels were restored. Between the 1950s and the 1970s, a major redesign was carried out by several architects; the Pavillon Boiret on rue de Metz became the new entrance. The museum reopened in two stages, in 1980 and 1981.

The collections comprise more than 4,000 works, roughly as many paintings as sculptures, from medieval art to the first half of the 20th century. The Romanesque sculptures are especially renowned. The museum holds the Musée de France and Monument historique labels.

Højdepunkter

• Collection of Romanesque sculpture, including capitals and reliefs from the Daurade
• Gothic cloister and church of the Augustinian convent
• Paintings by Rubens, Vigée Le Brun and Delacroix
• 19th-century sculptures, including “David vainqueur de Goliath” by Antonin Mercié
• Wing designed by Viollet-le-Duc with the Escalier Darcy

Permanente udstillinger

• Collections permanentes : sculpture romane et gothique – The route presents Romanesque and Gothic sculptures, including works from the Daurade workshop, in the convent and its cloister.
• Peintures du XVIIe au XXe siècle – Paintings by Rubens, Vigée Le Brun, Delacroix, Manguin and Vuillard are displayed in the museum’s salons.

Grundlagt

1795

Ejer

Ville de Toulouse

Ledelse

Axel Hémery

Besøgende pr. år

ca. 186.780

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: First Sunday of the month, European Night of Museums, European Heritage Days and some exceptional events

The rates shown apply to the partial opening during the works. Free admission, with proof, is also granted to recipients of social minimum benefits, Friends of the Museum, teachers accompanying a booked class, tour guides, curators, members of ICOM and ICOMOS, and journalists. Annual passes are bought at reception on weekdays or online. On the first Sunday of the month, large bags, suitcases and scooters are not admitted.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog
• Letlæste tilbud
• Synstolkning

The museum describes itself as fully accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. Four wheelchairs are lent free of charge at reception, and folding seats are available along the route. There is a priority queue and priority ticket desk for people with disabilities. Induction loop necklaces are lent on request. A multisensory route with an audio track and tactile elements is offered; easy-to-read documents are available. Group visits in sign language, with audio description or adapted to needs can be arranged by reservation; the sign-language interpreter is paid for by the group.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer
• Barnevognsvenlig
• Legeplads / legehjørne

A “Musée à jouer” space offers observation and creation games along the route. Free game sheets and a detail-spotting game are available. Free family sessions from age 2 take place during school holidays; sensory visits for babies aged 12 to 24 months are offered by reservation, and free art workshops are open to all on the first Sunday of the month. Pushchairs are allowed but are parked in the cloister when it gets very busy.

Transport & parkering

The museum is in the historic centre, at the corner of rue de Metz and rue Alsace-Lorraine. Self-service bike stations are located at Place Rouaix and at Esquirol.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Museumsbutik
• Garderobe
• Opbevaringsskabe

Bookshop with a small café corner and a small shaded terrace; consumption is on site. The free cloakroom is in the large cloister, with lockers of several sizes.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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