Musée des Augustins
Musée des Augustins features on the Gingerguide audio walk through Toulouse. Give it roughly ~60 min: enough to look, hear a two to three minute story on the spot, and ask the AI guide whatever the story leaves open.
- Type museum
- Suggested visit ~60 min
- Toulouse Toulouse guide
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About Musée des Augustins
The fine-arts museum of Toulouse, set in a former Augustinian convent and known for its Romanesque sculpture; closed since 2019, it is now reopening in phased stages.
The Musée des Augustins is the fine-arts museum of Toulouse, housed in a former Augustinian convent whose buildings were begun in 1310. It first opened to the public on 27 August 1795, one of the oldest museums in France, established shortly after the Louvre. Its collection of over 4,000 works spans the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century and is especially noted for twelfth-century Romanesque sculpture gathered from Toulouse's demolished religious buildings, alongside Gothic and Renaissance carving, European paintings, and sculptures by Rodin and Camille Claudel.
The complex includes a Gothic church and a large cloister with a reconstructed medieval garden. The museum closed in 2019 for a major renovation and has been reopening in stages since December 2025. As of September 2026 it is only partially open: the Gothic sculpture rooms are due to reopen on 3 October 2026, while restoration of the cloister continues into 2027 and the convent church into autumn 2027. Visitors should check which sections are accessible before travelling.
Did you know? Opened to the public on 27 August 1795, the Augustins ranks among France's oldest museums, born just after the Louvre; some histories push the date to 1793, depending on which revolutionary moment you count.
How long is a visit to Musée des Augustins?
Set aside roughly ~60 min for Musée des Augustins. That covers a good look and the narrated story, and because you set the pace you can always stay on.
Is Musée des Augustins worth your time?
Musée des Augustins is among the 13 narrated highlights the Gingerguide team chose for Toulouse, so it is worth a look. Hear the story for the context, then ask the AI guide for anything more.
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