on display are some of lobos original musical instruments that revolutionized brazilian folk music - the collection also includes score sheets, letters, documents, monographs, records, tapes, posters, photographs, movies and other personal items belonging to the composer.

since 1961, every november the villa-lobos festival has promoted Brazilian musicians and composers through a variety of concerts and shows -  both classical and popular music are presented to the audiences, with particular attention to Brazilian culture.

The Villa-Lobos Festival established itself both as the largest and most comprehensive Brazilian music festival in the country, and as an aggregator of top talent across different generations and genres, offering access to an important representation of Brazilian musical culture.