 Reuvens' student, Conrad Leemans, was appointed temporary curator of the collection and was asked to compile reports on the state of the museum and Reuvens' intended publications.Leemans followed Reuvens in complaining about the poor state of the antiquities due to limited finances and a poor housing.In November 1835, a turning event occurred for the museum when the university bought an 18th-century mansion and offered to place the collection there.