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Located in the Place Saint-Laurent, the collections come from the archaeological excavations done on the site and are dated throughout the 3rd century AD.

Situated on the right bank of the Isère, the museum presents the vestiges permitting to carry up the time until the origins of Christianity.

The museum is situated in a Benedictine church of the 12th century.

Discovered in 1803 by Jacques Joseph Champollion-Figeac, brother of the egyptologist Jean-François Champollion, the church is one of the first monuments classified in France thanks to the intervention of Prosper Mérimée, historic monument inspector.

Since 1978, a systematic excavation has led Loud in the setting of a regional research program on the evolution of the churches during the Middle Ages.

After eight years of work, the museum opened 6 May 2011.