The Museum houses a permanent collection that is based on findings uncovered at a site alongside the Dordogne River in the Lot. These objects date from the Upper Paleolithic period to the Gallo-Roman era and feature artefacts used during Caesar's final battle at Uxellodunum in 51 B.C.

Founded in 1921 in the heart of a castle, the Pyrenean Museum exhibits extensive collections pertaining to French and Spanish Pyrenean history between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. Linked with the museum there is a documentation center that preserves the most important documents on Pyreneanism.

The Présidial, a former civil and criminal court building complete with a prison was built in the sixteenth century by Catherine de Médicis, the Countess of Lauragais. Today it is home to the Lauragais Museum and its temporary exhibitions.

The departmental archaeological center is a unique site dedicated to archaeology and promoting the archaeological heritage of the Aveyron. It offers many activities aimed at children and is also a hub for research exchanges.