# The Rediscovery of the Cloister

Like all the elements on display in the museum, this pillar bears traces of the rediscovery of the fragments by Léon and Sylvia Pressouyre in the 1960s-1970s and their choices in terms of restoration.
These marks on the work recall the unique history of the building, which was destroyed in the 18th century and rediscovered in fragments, mainly in the foundation walls of the canonical houses and their outbuildings.

The fragments were reassembled using metalline, a mortar mixture of plaster and limestone powder. The visual difference between the original parts made of blonde limestone and the restored elements in very light off-white metalline was a conscious decision by the discoverers and founders of the museum, in order to avoid misleading visitors.