Saint-Raymond museum

the museum Saint-Raymond is installed in the walls of the old Saint-Raymond hospital of the 16th century which close with the Basilique Saint-Sernin. The Saint-Raymond Museum or Museum of the Antiques of Toulouse reopened its doors with the public saturdays May 8th 1999, after more than four years of restoration. During its restoration, part of old the necropolis paléochrétienne dating from 4th and 5th century was updated.

History

In 1852 - 1853, only the building which shelters the Musée escaped the demolitions.
Become museum in 1891 - 1892, the building was reorganized in 1946 - 1950. He had inherited, while enriching them by famous Musée of the Antiques of Toulouse, created in first half of the 19th century to the Augustins.
In the Years 1950 - 1960, it was devoted only to art and the Archéologie of the Antiquité.
set the historical period in which all the objects are included that it preserves: beginning of the age of metals (approximately 2000 years before J. - C.) until the 8th century.

Collections

One discovers there a collection of Sarcophage S. On the floor is various objects dating from the time of the Volques Tectosages, the Visigoth S and the Gallo-Roman period. A collection of Buste S Romans discovered in the ruins of the Chiragan villa to Martens-Tolosane is also exposed.

External bonds

Roman History of Toulouse, collections of the museum

Random links: