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This museum has a collection of paintings by Alberto da Veiga Guignard, an influential painter who lived his last years in the town.
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Opera House
The oldest functioning theater in South America opened in 1770 and still has occasional evening concerts.
This rococo-style church, built in 1766, holds the last works of Aleijadinho as well as the above-mentioned Oratory Museum.
The definitive center of the town. On the north side of the square is the Escolas de Minas (School of Mines), with a museum of mineralogy. On the south side is the Museu da Inconfidência.
Tax Collection House
Once a home of the regional tax collector, this colonial baroque structure served as a jail for revolutionaries in the late 18th century.
This charming museum has a large collection of over 300 elaborately decorated oratories, small portable prayer altars made for home or travel use.
Museu de Ciência e Técnica da Escola de Minas
This mineralogy museum has a quite varied collection of minerals from quartz to diamond to uranium, including many rare specimens. Children have free admission.