The convent suffered few damages during the French Revolution. On 27th August 1795, the Augustins convent became the Muséum Provisoire du Midi de la République and solemnly opened its doors to the public. The collection consisted of works confiscated during the revolution and state deposits. The ensemble of these works is presented in the sumptuous setting of the church and the chapter houses of the old Augustins convent. They are also displayed in a wing, specially built at the end of the 19th Century and based on the drawings of the architect Viollet-Le-Duc. The wing consists of a monumental staircase and vast rooms with overhead lighting. In the 19th Century, the museum underwent several changes, of which the most spectacular is the wing built by Denis Darcy based on the drawings of Viollet-Le-Duc between 1893 and 1903. In 1975, the Monuments Historiques administration released funds for a new reorganisation programme, conducted by Yves Boiret, chief architect for the Monuments Historiques, and Denis Milhau, head curator of the museum. Recent years have been marked by the renovation of the presentation of the collections of Romanesque sculptures, which are the pride of the Augustins museum. A restructuring programme for the building as a whole and the redeployment of the collections is currently being considered with a view to modernising our structure and appreciably improving our contact with the public.