Even a place for the Antique of the Museum of Arles was not chosen anyhow, and next to one of the oldest attractions – the ruins of the Roman circus, which was the venue of racing chariots. For the Museum in 1995 on the banks of the Rhone was built a modern building with an unusual triangular shape, lined with plates of blue. This architectural solution proposed Henri Ciriani.

The collection of this Museum are the cultural and historical values, found during archaeological excavations in Arles and the surrounding area. It is known that the collection consists of more than one century – so, in the early seventeenth century, it was introduced in the House of the commune. The city had even adopted a special document, according to which all the found items are clearly of ancient origin had to be conveyed in this collection. In the next century items from this collection are exhibited in the new city office. Part of the collection was placed under the open sky – in the city created the Gardens of antiquity, which were the most ancient sculptures.

At the end of the eighteenth century the location of the Museum was the necropolis of Alyscamps. In the nineteenth century he moved again – this time in the walls of the chapel of St. Anne. However, the Museum collection is regularly replenished, and in the XX century, the chapel could not accommodate the Museum funds. Then, it was decided to build a new "home" for the collection of antiquity.

In the Museum's collection of ancient Arles can see items Dating from several periods - prehistoric era, ancient Roman period and early Christianity. Here presents sculptures, reliefs, sarcophagi, mosaic works. This informative event, visit the ancient Museum can easily be combined with a more pleasant – near the Museum you can have a picnic on a specially prepared platform.