The Museu de Artes e Ofícios is housed in the former Belo Horizonte Central Railway Station, designed by Luiz Olivieri, an Eclectic-style building with a predominantly Neoclassical structure. Inaugurated in 2005, the museum occupies the site, following a museological project by Pierre Catel, and features an extensive collection dedicated to the professional activities that gave rise to the manufacturing industry in Minas Gerais.