Huguenot House of Culture Daniel de La Touché, Cultural center and museum in Centro Histórico, São Luís, Brazil
The Huguenot House is a museum and cultural center housed in a historic building in downtown São Luís. It displays collections related to the French colonial period with books, documents, and objects from that era.
The institution was established in 2014 and focuses on a French expedition from 1612 led by a notable colonist. The collection documents how French settlers founded the city and shaped its early years.
The institution is named after a French leader whose family shaped the city's early development. The rooms show how French settlers influenced local life and left their mark on the community.
The museum occupies a historic mansion on Rua Djalma Dutra in São Luís. It has no government affiliation and is kept running by donations from private visitors, so contributions at the entrance support the collection. The ground floor holds the main exhibition, with paintings by Maranhão artists and indigenous objects.
The museum's main exhibition is called Tupinambá, named after the indigenous people who helped the French found São Luís in 1612. On the ground floor hang paintings by Maranhão artists, among them works by Gláucia Rosane, who founded the institution. Display cases also hold indigenous objects and Portuguese porcelain.
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