The House of Protestantism
in Charentes

• A list has been made of protestant property in the area : temples, houses of prayer, churchyards, furniture, objects of interest, etc.,
• Local government commissions or private owners have indexed what needed to be protected or restored,
• Information bulletins are published describing the results of studies made on protestant property.
• Collections have been built up of furniture, costumes, jewellery, books, deeds and documents, which show how the protestants in Saintonge used to live.

You can see these collections every summer – they are included in exhibitions about protestantism held in the parish buildings of the Eglise reformée of the îles de Saintonge.

But in the future, they will be housed in a XIX^th century building which has been converted into a cultural centre, in the commune of Tremblade (Charente-Maritime). The two collections of the present Maritime Museum are permanently on show there.

House of Protestantism in Charentes
19 rue du Bourg
F-17530 Arvert