The Musée départemental de l'Arles antiques, opposite the remains of the Cirque Romain, was inaugurated in 1995.

The building's triangular layout symbolically incarnates these three functions.

Bearing witness to the ancient origins of Provence, the archaeological objects discovered on Arles soil and in the vicinity are gathered together in a single place.

The museum can be visited in two different ways:
• Chronologically, running from Prehistory, 2500 B.C. (the entrance) to the end of Antiquity, 6th century (the exit);
• Thematically, corresponding to the characteristics of the museum's various collections (daily life, trade, the economy, embellishments).

The terraces provide a good angle from which to view the Cirque Romain site and the triangular shape of the museum.

Outside, visit the Hortus, a garden inspired by the Roman era.