NewsMuseums & Heritage
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
NewsBrazil
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
NewsMuseums & Heritage
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
NewsRio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro's slave wharf museum gains ground
The Unesco-listed site is due to receive a museum of Afro-Brazilian culture
AnalysisThe Year In Review
2018 in museums: big ethics questions dominate the field
Museums are facing greater scrutiny over sponsorship and the artists they choose to display
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Rain threatens recovery effort at Brazil’s National Museum
Meanwhile, the museum partners with a Chinese tech firm to digitise its catalogued collection
NewsBrazil
‘Brazil’s Donald Trump’ Jair Bolsonaro may thwart efforts to rebuild Rio museum destroyed in fire
New far-right president wants to remove the country’s ministry of culture
NewsMuseums
National Museum in Rio starts rebuilding efforts with temporary exhibitions
While most of its collection is still buried under rubble, the institution begins the long road to restoration with displays of stored works that were spared from the fire
NewsMuseums
Protesters decry neglect after Brazilian museum fire
Amid melee at National Museum, museology students begin project to digitise the institution