Everyone from Celtic Iberians, Greeks, and Carthaginians to Romans, Moors, and Visigoths passed through Girona and the surrounding countryside at one point, and the very thorough collections of this regional branch of the Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya chronicle them all. The museum occupies the Catalan Romanesque building that once housed the Benedictine monastery of Sant Pere de Gallignants (St. Peter of the Cock Crows). Most of the artifacts represent the Roman period and the quality overall is very high.