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    rare example of Gallic sculpture
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    Musée Saint-Raymond

    April 11 in France ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Toulouse’s Musée Saint-Raymond, houses one of France’s most significant collections of Roman artifacts outside the Louvre.

    The museum is renowned for its exceptional Roman sculptures, particularly those from the Villa of Chiragan—including a remarkable set of imperial busts from the Julio-Claudian dynasty.

    We saw Roman jewelry, ceramics, coins, and mosaics, all offering a vivid snapshot of life in ancient Tolosa (Roman Toulouse). The museum’s underground galleries even featured an archaeological site with a lime kiln, sarcophagi and burials.

    The setting itself—a 16th-century university building next to the Basilica of Saint-Sernin—added to the atmosphere, with exhibits spanning from the Bronze Age through the early Middle Ages, but the Roman collection was the star.

    Entrance fee €5.00 each.    Read more