Alberto Sampaio Museum was founded in 1928 to house the art and other objects belonging to the former Collegiate Church of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira and other churches and convents in Guimarães.

Martins Sarmento Society Museum, this storied archaeological museum features sculptures, coins & exhibits on historical industries.

Jose Guimaraes International Arts Center make up the Municipal Market and the space defined by them, commonly referred to as "the square", a name inherited from market square are, as a unit, characteristic elements of the urban landscape of the city of Guimarães.