[2] The entire collection on display at the Memory House belongs to the Historical and Geographical Institute of Vila Velha (IHGVV).
There are also statues of the first Donatário of the Captaincy of Espírito Santo, Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, and the first female Donat in Brazil, Captain Luiza Grinalda.
There is also a 16th century cannon, as well as the 1930 Bonde 42, the public transport active in the city until 1973, which was restored by the IHGVV to be included in the exhibition.
[3][4] The permanent exhibition was a project by the President of the Vila Velha Historical and Geographical Institute, Luiz Paulo Rangel, in 2008.
[citation needed] In addition, the museum exhibits an original cannon from the time it was used at the Carmo Fort in Vitória.