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Vue des luminaires et des chapiteaux de la salle des sculptures romanes.

Contemporary artist Jorge Pardo was invited to create an art installation for the Romanesque Sculpture Gallery in 2014. His bright and playful work shows off the Romanesque capitals in the best possible light.

Image of the garden and the bell tower, Musée des Augustins cloister.
Photo Daniel Martin

The Musée des Augustins is Toulouse’s fine arts museum. It is a firm fixture of both the city’s past and present: characteristic of Toulouse’s urban fabric, the former 14th-century Convent of Les Augustins is nestled right in the city centre. Its large cloister and garden offer a unique environment for visitors.

The collections include exceptional medieval sculpture, a wide selection of very large 17th and 18th-century paintings produced in Toulouse and further afield, and a noteworthy collection of 19th-century paintings and sculpture.

The Musée des Augustins closed in 2019 for emergency renovations, and a multiphase project was launched to make the museum more accessible, more modern and better aligned with the expectations of today’s visitors. The museum partially reopened to visitors on 19 December 2025.