Casa das Histórias de Salvador

Casa das Histórias de Salvador operates from Mercado Modelo in Salvador, Brazil as a cultural heritage organization focused on archival research and public history programming. The organization provides specialized training workshops at the Public Archive of Salvador, teaching methodologies for accessing and interpreting historical documents. Their programs serve professional historians, genealogists, and academic researchers investigating local history and family records. The organization's signature initiative is the annual Casa das Histórias cultural festival, which transforms Mercado Modelo into a multi-venue exhibition space. Festival programming includes archival displays, scholarly presentations, and cultural performances that contextualize Salvador's historical development. The event brings together institutional partners from Salvador's heritage sector, academic community, and municipal government. Casa das Histórias maintains formal partnerships with the Public Archive of Salvador and other local cultural institutions to facilitate research access and public programming. Their educational offerings span technical workshops for specialists, guided research experiences, and public events that interpret archival materials. The organization's work bridges professional historical research with broader cultural heritage engagement.