The Benedicto Calixto Art Museum Foundation, established by Law No. 154, of May 28, 1986, was named Benedicto Calixto to honor the painter who so dedicated himself to portraying and studying Santos and the surrounding regions. It was inaugurated in 1992 and consists of 69 canvases by Calixto, as well as works by Armando Sendin, Pedro Alexandrino, A. Fernandes, Sizenando Calixto, Angelo Cantú, Salvador Rodrigues Jr., Atayde Mestieri Chammas, Gilberto Winter, Accindino Andrade, Niobe Xandó and Percy Lau, among other renowned artists, totalling 227 works. The museum also holds temporary exhibitions of national and international artists, as well as musical, literary and theatrical events, in addition to promoting art-related courses, lectures and meetings. Since 2003 it has been managed by an association of friends of the Benedicto Calixto Art Museum. The mansion that houses the museum, built in 1900, is considered a historical heritage site and, with its elegante architecture and gardens, is also a very interesting venue of the institution. Its objective is to disseminate and stimulate artistic production in general, especially in the visual arts; to gather, classify, catalogue and exhibit works considered of high aesthetic level and representative of their time; to conserve and restore works of art; to foster studies and research related to the promotion of the visual arts in the city of Santos; and to maintain permanent cultural services and activities, constituting a dynamic center for the study of the arts in general. As part of the foundation’s annual program, the Art Museum’s Annual Plan - “Arte na Pinacoteca”, 2nd Edition, brings free cultural events for the public, art exhibitions, catalog, cultural courses and workshops, concerts and choir singing courses with scholarships, awards, lectures and guided tours for students from Santos and the surrounding areas.