Georges Labit Museum

The Musée Georges Labit in Toulouse presents a fascinating mix of South, Southeast, and East Asian art along with ancient Egyptian art. The collection goes back to the ethnologist Georges Labit, who began showing the treasures he acquired on his travels in Asia to the public in 1893. Today the museum houses Buddha statues, bodhisattva figures, and Chinese porcelain. A particular highlight is the Egyptian section, which includes the mummy of the woman In-Imen-nay.s-Nebout along with her sarcophagus, as well as a papyrus of the Book of the Dead. You'll see these exhibits in an Orientalist-style villa surrounded by an Asian garden on the Canal du Midi. A small specialist library in the garden pavilion rounds out the cultural offerings.