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One of Latin America's most important museums was gutted by the Sunday night blaze
The National Museum of Brazil was heavily damaged by a large fire which began about 19:30 local time (23:30 UTC) on 2 September 2018. [5] [6] [7] Although some items were saved, it is believed that 92.5% of its archive of 20 million items was destroyed in the fire as around 1.5 million items were stored in a separate building and were not damaged.
The skull, though damaged, was protected by a cabinet that fell over the glass box it was encased in, the museum's deputy director Cristiana Serejo said. Luzia was the star of a collection of 20 ...
The Getty Villa art museum is threatened by the flames of the wind-driven Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, California, Jan. 7, 2025. A fast-moving brushfire in a Los Angeles suburb burned ...
Exhibition of a Tyrannosaurus rex skull in the museum. The National Museum of Brazil collections included an exhibition of fossils. [1] The current status of the collection is unknown after the fire that destroyed the museum in September 2018.
It is the largest iron meteorite ever found on Brazilian soil, weighing 5,360 kilograms (11,820 lb), measuring over 2 m (6.6 ft) in length. [1] It has been on display at the National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro, since 1888. [2] [3] It survived the fire that destroyed the museum in 2018, sustaining no major damage. [4] [5]
The National Museum of Brazil (Portuguese: Museu Nacional) is the oldest scientific institution of Brazil. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is located in the city of Rio de Janeiro , where it is installed in the Paço de São Cristóvão (Saint Christopher's Palace ), which is inside the Quinta da Boa Vista .
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