Museum of Old Toulouse — Attraction in Toulouse

This is indeed a little treasure and one which should not be missed by anyone visiting Toulouse. It is situated in the wonderfully charming Hotel Dumay, down a charming little street, a five-minute walk from the Capitole. It contains a huge amount of miscellaneous items relating to the history Toulouse, such as photos, costumes, books, paintings furniture, and many other interesting artefacts. The rooms are small and quaint but can still take quite a bit of time to get around, due to the diversity of they items displayed within. The building itself, surrounding a quaint courtyard, is quite lovely. Dating back to the 16th century, it was built for the renowned physician of the time, Antoine Dumay, who was the doctor of Margaret de Valois, wife of King Henry iv of France. There is a large room off of the courtyard which, from time to time, is used as an exhibition space. The staff were all wonderful and hugely welcoming. They appeared to be local volunteers and could not do...

A historic building with a limited display in small rooms. Focuses on objects and art so the narrative loses focus, centuries will pass between themes.

Lacking structure to do justice to Toulouse's civic, geographic and historic highlights and events.

Lacking variety in how information is displayed so as to keep interested.

The best of the museum is the city landscape art, some minor bits of information about the bridge and the city administration pre-Napoleon.

Unless you dwell on each piece you will be finished here in 20-25 minutes.

For this reason I didn't think the museum was quite worth even it's modest entry free.

You only have to compare with other city museums that try to tell their story. House at the Golden Ring in Prague really is light years ahead and approximately the same price for entry.

Service was pleasant and unlike many museums it is open...

Would definitely recommend visiting !!! Was there last week and it was amazing 😍 The staff was super nice and they even spoke English 🌞 Also there is a free tour available in French as well as in English and if one isn't interest in that there are also free folders with detailed notes on the exposition available! 😁 I joined the French Tour and it was super informative and enjoyable - the museum worker was super nice and it was obvious that she was incredibly knowledgeable about all the history of Toulouse and had fun conveying this to more people! ✨ Truly one of the highlights during my visit in...