Musée Saint-Raymond
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Musée Saint-Raymond (in English, Saint-Raymond museum) is the archeological museum of Toulouse, opened in 1892. The site originally was a necropolis, and in later constructions was a hospital for the poor and pilgrims, prison, student residence, stables, barracks and presbytery, eventually becoming a museum in 1891. It is housed in the former Saint-Raymond university college dating from the sixteenth century[1] that borders Basilica of Saint-Sernin.
Coordinates | 43.607867°N 1.441125°E / 43.607867; 1.441125 |
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Type | Art museum, archeological museum, historic site |
Curator | Laure Barthet |
Website | saintraymond |
The building has been renovated and reconstructed several times. It preserves and exhibits archaeological collections from protohistory to the early Middle Ages, mainly from the Celtic, Roman and early Christian periods, much from the Toulouse region.