[Nhcoll-l] Fire in Museu Nacional

[Marcelo Weksler]

We are living a vey sad moment for the museum community in Brazil and the world. Late last night, we lost our Museu Nacional of Rio de Janeiro to fire. 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45392668 <https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45392668>

Millions of irreplaceable specimens and artifacts are lost. Vertebrate and some invertebrate collections, as well as the herbarium, are safe.

Standing there watching the historical building burn, our history gone in flames, will be a nightmare hard to forget.

Marcelo Weksler


 
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