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The oldest functioning theater in South America opened in 1770 and still has occasional evening concerts.
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This rococo-style church, built in 1766, holds the last works of Aleijadinho as well as the above-mentioned Oratory Museum.
Guignard House
This museum has a collection of paintings by Alberto da Veiga Guignard, an influential painter who lived his last years in the town.
This charming museum has a large collection of over 300 elaborately decorated oratories, small portable prayer altars made for home or travel use.
This museum is dedicated to the memory of the Inconfidência Mineira, an unsuccessful 1789 revolt against Portuguese rule which was inspired by the American Revolution. The building, one of the best extant specimens of colonial baroque architecture, houses the remains of some of the revolutionaries, a library, archives, and works by artists of the period, including works by Aleijadinho and Manuel da Costa Ataíde.
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.