Located in a splendid 17th-century baroque chapel, the former Jesuit college at number 27 rue de la République, the Musée Lapidaire has been hosting the archaeological collections of the Musée Calvet since 1933, under the management of the Fondation Calvet.

The museum houses works ranging from Prehistory to the early Christian era, including Greek, Etruscan, Roman, and Gallo-Roman civilizations. Among the most representative pieces are the legendary Tarasque de Noves, the famous Guerrier de Vachères, funerary statues, Attic and Italic vases, votive reliefs, inscriptions, and sarcophagi.

The baroque nave, with ten side aisles and monumental galleries, gives a suggestive atmosphere to the visitable route in about 60 minutes. The renewed layout also introduces thematic temporary exhibitions such as those dedicated to the spread of Egyptian cults in the Roman world.