How was Glórias born?

"When a child is born, if a mother could ask a fairy for the most useful gift for her child, that gift would be curiosity." said Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the 32nd American president.

It was this phrase that motivated me to look for exceptional documents, or to request personalized dedications, for my daughter Sofia. I consider Glórias, born in 2010 as Sofia, an original way to stimulate, in the future, her curiosity for the arts, sciences or history, for example.

There are many other opportunities to accompany our children on a journey of discovery! A cultural tour of a museum, a visit to a monument or a park. In Brazil or abroad, these are experiences that will enrich your child's understanding of the world, allow him to use what he has already learned in class and generate new questions. Most importantly, by demonstrating your own curiosity to learn, his curiosity will be even greater.

What are my goals?

The first goal is to rescue and present, free of charge, to the curious public and researchers, the largest and best possible collection of rare documents. With precise descriptions, anyone can visit the site and enrich their knowledge, viewing the digitized documents as if it were a gallery or a museum. We also make documents available to temporary exhibitions, museums, journalists, researchers or students.

The second objective is to offer a privileged space for document holders (inherited or acquired legally), collectors or institutions that wish to evaluate, make available or acquire documents and thus contribute to the preservation of this cultural heritage. I make my contacts and experts available to facilitate and ensure these processes.

What projects are in progress?

I want to continue contributing to public institutions through direct purchases made by museums, as occurs in Europe, or using the Rouanet Law to create private collections that will be made available to the public through exhibitions or publications, and eventually donated to cultural and educational entities.

I also hope to use Glórias in the future as a pedagogical tool to teach History and promote the value of knowledge in schools.

Who works on the development of Glórias?

• I, Mathias Meyer, am 48 years old and a French businessman. I have known Brazil for 25 years. I founded Glórias in 2010.
  
  
• Laurent Maria Deschanel, a great friend and one of the best French experts in autograph documents, with whom I enrich my knowledge of this market on a daily basis.
  
  
• Delphine Reymond, an extremely reliable and rigorous professional, responsible for taking care of our deliveries (purchases and sales).

• Some collectors and clients, or historians, passionate about History and historical documents, who contribute with exact and complete descriptions for each piece presented.

• My daughter Sofia, my main motivation for this project, also learns and helps with a lot of commitment and maturity.