Grenoble Archaeological Museum

About

The Saint-Laurent Archaeological Museum is a departmental museum located in Grenoble, France, at the foot of the Bastille hill, in the Saint-Laurent district of the right bank of the Isère and near the Porte Saint-Laurent. The former St. Lawrence church rebuilt on the remains of a Gallo-Roman necropolis was desecrated in 1983 to become an archaeological site and then a museum in 1986.

However, the site has been under study since the early 19th century and has been classified as historical monuments since 10 August 1977. It is characterized by a large pile of buildings and structures, whose jewel is the crypt of Saint-Oyand dating back to the sixth century. After a long period of work, the museum has been open in its current configuration since May 2011.