Museo Archeologico San Lorenzo presents Cremona's ancient and early-medieval past inside the former church of San Lorenzo. The setting gives the museum character, while the collections connect the city's Roman roots with later settlement around the Po plain.
It is a good companion to Cremona's cathedral, violin-making museums, and medieval streets because it reaches further back than the city's best-known musical identity. The visit is compact but worthwhile for archaeology-minded travelers.