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National Museum of Brazil fire

The National Museum of Brazil burning behind the statue of Emperor Pedro II
Date	2 September 2018 (2018-09-02)
Time	19:00 local; 23:00 UTC
Venue	National Museum of Brazil
Location	Paço de São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro
Coordinates	22°54′21″S 43°13′34″W / 22.90583°S 43.22611°W / -22.90583; -43.22611
Type	Fire
Cause	Undetermined
Deaths	0
Non-fatal injuries	1, a firefighter suffered burns to the fingers trying to save the Luzia’s skull
Property damage	About 92.5% of the museum's collection

On 2 September 2018, a fire broke out at Paço de São Cristóvão in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which housed the 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil. The museum held more than 20 million items, of which approximately 90 percent were lost. President of Brazil Michel Temer deemed the fire an "incalculable" loss of the country's historical and cultural heritage. The cause of the fire, which began around 19:30 local time (23:30 UTC), has yet to be determined.

Background

The building—located at the Quinta da Boa Vista park—was originally the São Cristóvão palace and was constructed in the early 19th century, when it was donated to the Portuguese Royal family and later renovated. It was the residence of emperors Pedro I and Pedro II. The museum took over the location in 1892, three years after the country became a republic.

Museum Deputy Director Luiz Fernando Dias Daniel pointed to neglect by successive governments as a cause of the fire, saying that curators "fought with different governments to get adequate resources to preserve what is now completely destroyed" and that he felt "total dismay and immense anger." The museum lacked a fire sprinkler system, although there were smoke detectors and a few fire extinguishers. The museum did not receive the R$520,000 per year necessary for its maintenance since 2014, and it closed temporarily in 2015 when cleaning and security staff could no longer be paid. Repairs to a popular exhibit hall had to be crowd-funded, and the museum's maintenance budget had been cut by 90 per cent by 2018. There were visible signs of decay before the fire, such as peeling walls and exposed wiring. The museum celebrated its 200th anniversary in June 2018 in a situation of partial abandonment; no state ministers attended the occasion.

The museum held more than 20 million objects, spanning 11,000 years of world history. It contained important artifacts from the entirety of Brazilian history, including those "that helped define the national identity". The museum's most valuable treasures include the remains of Luzia Woman, the mounted fossil of Maxakalisaurus, and the museum's collection of Pompeii frescos; the building itself was listed among these as number 6, noting the neoclassical elements, its colonial history and the Portuguese royal family's personal extension, and the imperial history after independence.

Fire

A large fire broke out shortly after the museum closed on 2 September 2018, reaching all three floors of the National Museum building. Firefighters were called at 19:30 local time (22:30 UTC) and arrived quickly at the scene. However, the fire chief reported that the two fire hydrants closest to the museum had no water, and trucks had to be sent to a nearby lake. According to the spokesman for the fire department, the fire crews went inside the burning building to rescue artifacts, despite there being no people inside, and they were able to remove items with the help of museum staff.

The fire was out of control by 21:00 (00:00 UTC 3 September), with great flames and occasional explosions, being fought by firefighters from four sectors. Dozens of people went to Quinta da Boa Vista to see the fire. A specialized team of firefighters entered the building at 21:15 to block areas still not hit by the flames and to evaluate the extent of the damage. However, by 21:30, the whole building had been engulfed by the fire, including exhibitions of Imperial rooms that were in the two areas at the front of the main building. The four security guards who were on duty at the museum managed to escape; first reports stated that there were no casualties, although a firefighter suffered burns while trying to rescue the Luzia’s fossil.

Two fire engines were used with turntable ladders, with two water trucks taking turns to supply water. The Brazilian Marine Corps also provided fire engines, water trucks, and a decontamination unit from a nearby base. Pictures on social media showed artifacts being rescued from the burning building by firefighters and civilians.

At 22:00 (01:00 UTC 3 September), dozens of museum employees joined the fight against the flames. Two floors of the building were already destroyed by this time, and the roof had collapsed. Brazilian Culture Minister Sérgio Sá Leitão suggested that it was probably caused by either an electric fault or by a sky lantern accidentally landing on the building.

Damage to collection

According to museum officials, approximately 90 percent of the collection has been destroyed. A spokesman for the fire department reported that pieces had been recovered from the blaze, due to efforts from firefighters and workers from the museum. Information about the condition of pieces that had been displayed started being reported as early as late 2 September, when the images of items had been shared. One of these was a Roman fresco from Pompeii that had survived the eruption of Vesuvius, but was lost in the fire.

Preservation director of the museum João Carlos Nara told reporters that "very little will be left" and that they would "have to wait until the firefighters have completed their work here in order to really assess the scale of it all." The next day, firefighters began more salvage work inside the museum, trying to rescue what they could from beneath the charred remains of the collapsed roof.

The collection relating to indigenous languages is believed to have been completely destroyed, including the recordings since 1958, the chants in all the extinct languages, the Curt Nimuendajú archives (papers, photos, negatives, the original ethnic-historic-linguistic map localizing all the ethnic groups in Brazil, the only extant record from 1945), and the ethnological and archeological references of all ethnic groups in Brazil since the 16th century. One of the linguistic researchers, Bruna Franchetta, who returned only to see her office as a pile of ash, criticised the fact that a project to back up the collection digitally had only just received funding and barely started, asking for any student who had ever come to the museum to scan or photocopy things for projects to send a copy back.

Museum administration have said that it was uninsured.

• Luzia Woman
• Maxakalisaurus
• Recreation of dinosaur heads
• Pompeii fresco
• Pompeii fresco
• Historic artwork of the interior
• Ceiling artwork
• Ceiling artwork
• Sarcophagus of Sha-Amun-en-su Sarcophagus of Sha-Amun-en-su
• Artwork of an Egyptian sarcophagus
• Butterflies on display
• The throne room, on display in preserved rooms in the front wings of the museum
• Part of the preserved throne room
• Pre-Columbian artifacts
• Pre-Columbian jars and ceramics
• Tupi-guarani
• Ancient Greek vases
• Paleontological tools

Surviving items

Some items survived the fire. The Bendegó meteorite from the museum's collection of meteorites, which is the biggest iron meteorite ever found in Brazil, was unscathed. According to the National Geographic Society, being a "large, metallic rock" is what saved it from damage, as these qualities make it fire-resistant. From images and video of salvage after the fire, at least three other meteorites also survived undamaged.

In the days following the fire, firefighters recovered several portraits from the upper floor of the museum, which had been burnt, smoke and water damaged but not destroyed. Cristiana Serejo, deputy director of the museum, also said that "part of the zoological collection, the library and some ceramics" had survived. Images were shared of research microscopes, freezers, and specimen jars being collected outside of the building by museum staff during the fire, next to a rusted hydrant. During the fire, part of the Zoology department pulled out mollusks and other marine specimens, and only stopped due to the imminent danger the fire posed. The fire did not reach an annex of the site where vertebrate specimens were kept, but due to a loss of electricity parts of the collection could become damaged.

During the salvage an intact skull that appeared to be that of Luzia Woman was found, and sent to a nearby scientific laboratory for analysis. Due to other skulls and fragments of bones were discovered in the remains of the building prompting a need for lab testing on the found items.

A portion of the museum's collection, specifically the herbarium, and fish and reptile species, was housed elsewhere and has not been affected. There was also a large scientific library within the museum, containing thousands of rare works. People on social media were reported to have found burnt pages from the library in the nearby streets; it was later confirmed that the library proper is housed in an adjacent building and was mostly undamaged. Some burnt pages, of unknown origin, were recovered by security guards. Nine Torah scrolls from the 15th century had previously been on display but were in the library at the time and survived.

Reactions

Brazil's president, Michel Temer, said that "the loss of the National Museum is incalculable for Brazil. Today is a tragic day for our country's museology. Two hundred years of work, research and knowledge were lost. The value of our history cannot be measured now, due to the damage to the building that housed the Royal Family during the Empire. It is a sad day for all Brazilians." His statement was echoed by Rio Mayor Marcelo Crivella, who called for rebuilding stating: "It's a national obligation to reconstruct it from the ashes, recompose every detail of the paintings and photos. Even if they are not original, they will continue to be a reminder of the royal family that gave us independence, the empire and the first constitution and national unity".

The archaeologist Zahi Hawass says that the tragedy legitimizes the movement for the repatriation of Egyptian objects in museums around the world and that if museums are not able to guarantee the safety and conservation of the objects, the archaeologist argues that to be returned to the native land. Although the collection of the National Museum was not targeted by Egyptian archaeologists, Hawass says that the destruction of the collection strengthens the movement for the repatriation of objects and that UNESCO observes countries with overseas collections and overseas museums to control them, to ensure that objects are properly protected and restored.

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his condolences on Twitter at the event. He offered to send experts to help rebuild the museum.

Brazilian environmentalist and politician Marina Silva called the fire "a lobotomy of the Brazilian memory".

News of the fire quickly spread through the city of Rio de Janeiro, and protesters turned up at the gates in the early hours of Monday morning. Initial reports suggested that there were 500 people, forming a chain around the still-smoking building. Some of the protesters tried to climb over fencing into the museum grounds; the police who were called to attend, in full riot gear, threw tear gas bombs into the crowds. The public were later allowed to enter the grounds.

A group of museum studies students from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro called for the public to send in any photographs or videos of the destroyed collections. Their appeal received 14,000 videos, photos, and drawings of the museum's exhibitions within hours.

Cultural institutions

The president of the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage, Kátia Bogéa, said that "t's a national and worldwide tragedy. Everybody can see that this is not a loss for the Brazilian people, but for the whole humanity" and commented that it was "a predictable tragedy, because we've known for a long time that Brazilian cultural heritage has no budget".

Museums around the world sent their condolences. In the UK, the British Library said "our hearts go out to the staff and users of of Brazil" and called the fire "a reminder of the fragility and preciousness of our shared global heritage"; London's Natural History Museum, the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, and the Smithsonian Institution were among other institutions expressing their sorrow. The head of the Australian Museum said that she was "shocked", "devastated", and "distraught". Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities expressed both solidarity with the museum and concern over the status of more than 700 ancient Egyptian artifacts that were housed in the building. It offered to send experts, if requested by the Brazilian government, to assist the National Museum in restoring the damaged pieces.

Indigenous peoples

The museum held a priceless collection of indigenous artifacts from the country's pre-Columbian era, which comprised thousands of items from Indo-American culture. The items include many indigenous peoples' remains as well as relics amassed in the personal collection of Pedro II. This collection also featured items from present native tribes, including "striking feather art by the Karajá people". There are only about 3,000 Karajá people left.

After the fire, indigenous peoples immediately began protesting outside the museum, criticising that "the museum containing their most precious artefacts has burned down", angry that there was no money given to a museum with indigenous history but "the city had recently managed to find a huge budget to build a brand new museum of tomorrow".

Cira Gonda also confirmed shortly after the fire that the Indigenous linguistics collected had been completely destroyed, and so that original recordings of spoken word and song in dead languages have been lost, as well as other artifacts including those detailing the land and language distribution of tribes in Brazil.

See also

• Notice on the National Museum – Notice from Portuguese Misplaced Pages team about the project that aims to create a collection of photos from the Museum
• List of destroyed heritage
• List of destroyed libraries
• Instituto Butantan § 2010 fire

• 2010s
• Brazil

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