Musée Saint-Raymond

This is more like a gem of a museum, information is very well presented, and very well worth if you want to learn the history of Toulouse from pre Roman to the Roman times and later. Seeing a mummy made it even more worthwhile.

This is an archaeological museum, specializing in artifacts from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages, with a particular focus on the Gallo-Roman period. It offers deep insight into the ancient history and early Christian heritage of Toulouse and the wider Occitanie region. The museum is housed in a 16th-century former university residence, which has served as a museum since 1892. The collections include Roman sculptures, funerary steles, everyday objects, and early medieval relics, offering a chronological journey through the region’s ancient civilizations. ※ Included in the Toulouse Pass Tourisme.

Given the 5 eur entrance fee I wasn't expecting much but was amazed by the displays. Not so much the Roman era busts, coins and mosaics, or pre Roman artefacts which were vaguely interesting to myself (although the very fun set of reliefs of the Labours of Hercules was a great reminder of those epic legends and a highlight), and much more by teh temporary exhibition on the 1st floor with outstanding displays of Egyptian sarcophagi, an incredibly well preserved mummy and other ancient Egyptian as well as European medieval artefacts. I happily spent over an hour here taking it all in. According to the signage, only 3% of their collection is on display at any one time, which boggles the mind - if the other objects are of the same quality and all went on display, they could open mini Louvre! Worth every cent of those 5 eurs for entry.

A fantastic museum filled with some very high quality exhibits. Almost all of the exhibits also provided English descriptions. The video at the start of the museum (on the top floor) was also very informative.

Surprising gem of a museum; be sure to visit the upper floors. There’s a head of the female Pharaoh Hatshepsut and a mummy, many Roman imperial busts found in a single excavation, and several gold Celtic torques.

Great little museum. I visited on free museum day, the first Sunday of the month so it was super busy but it had a load of people dressed as romans demonstrating historic crafts and lifestyles. A lot of fun.

A nice museum, well laid out and presenting exhibits from pre Roman time to the medieval centuries. Many of the items are helpfully interpreted in English (thank you). On a personal note, I did find the exhibiting of a partially unwrapped Egyptian mummified person disturbing, as I think did some others. I believe that public sensibilities have changed since since the initial removal of the mummy from it's original resting place. The remoteness of their death should not allow us to forget that this was a human being, who's remains deserve more respect than being put in a glass case for people to stare at. Hopefully this will be something the team will review (as indeed Manchester Museum are doing).

Very good archaeology museum for the region of Toulouse. Prehistoric, celtic, Roman, visigothic, and early French articles. Coins, marble statues, mosaics, pottery, tools, weapons, jewelery, papers, and more. There is a floor related to the Cathars and their defeat by the pope. There are descriptions for most items in English and many in Castellano as well. All housed in a nice old building. Pleasant staff. Good little museum store. And a small cafe adjacent. I would mark the review with 5 stars, if it was larger. Generally, very, very good.