National Museum of Brazil
Brazil turns 200—and its National Museum rises from the ashes
Plus, the £50m Joshua Reynolds painting and Michael Heizer’s City
After a devastating fire in 2018, the National Museum of Brazil unveils the first stage of its restoration project
As the first stage of the museum’s restoration project is unveiled, coinciding with the Brazilian bicentennial of independence, its director calls for more government investment
Brazilian Modernist building struck by fire receives Getty conservation grant
The Jorge Machado Moreira-designed architecture and urbanism building of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro has received a $240,000 grant from the Getty Foundation to support the conservation of its archive
Warehouse of the Cinemateca Brasileira is struck by fire
Lawsuit was filed against the Brazilian government earlier this month citing the imminent risk of a blaze
Rescue and assessment efforts underway for gutted Brazilian museum
Maintenance was under par at Museum of Natural History and Botanical Gardens of the University of Minas Gerais
Fire destroys part of oldest university museum in Brazil following a failed safety inspection
Police are investigating a 15 June blaze at the Museum of Natural History and Botanical Gardens of the University of Minas Gerais, home to more than 260,000 works of folk art and ethnographic objects
Phoenix project rises amid the wreckage of Brazil’s National Museum blaze
The museum is seeking $30m to reopen one wing in 2022 for the bicentennial of Brazilian independence
Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum requests emergency funding for recovery efforts after fire
As pieces of its ancient Egyptian collection are salvaged, the museum’s director says it can no longer afford storage facilities
Archaeological trove discovered beneath zoo heads to Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum
More than 30,000 imperial artefacts were found in the nearby RioZoo last week
Cause of Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum fire revealed
An overheated air conditioning unit was the starting point of the inferno that destroyed the building last year
2018: the year in review
Our London and New York teams ponder 2018's biggest art stories. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.