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National Museum of Brazil Fire
Stories and implications to the field
On September 2, 2018 a massive fire broke out at Paco de Sao Cristovao in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, consuming the 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil. The museum and cultural field were shocked and saddened by the tremendous loss of world culture in this tragic fire. The Museum held more than 20 million specimens, cultural objects, works of art, and archival materials, of which approximately 90 percent were lost.
This Special Edition of Cultural News is a curated collection of stories about this devastating event and its implications to the field. The fire has become a catalyst for museums to consider their own disaster preparedness and has galvanized the world to consider how to recapture some of what was lost and how to better protect our global heritage.
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Preserving Memory |
ICOM's Statement regarding the devastating fire in the National Museum of Brazil
International Council of Museums, September 3, 2018
Project to salvage images of collection lost in fire as Brazil mourns museum
The Guardian, September 12, 2018
The Brazil Museum Fire: What was Lost
New York Times, September 4, 2018
Five Things We've Learned Since Brazil's Devastating National Museum Fire
Smithonian.com, September 7, 2018
Brazil Museum fire: Funding sought to rebuild collection
BBC News, September 4, 2018
Digital record made of ancient northwest Indigenous art lost in museum fire
Canadian Press, September 6, 2018
The destruction of Brazil's National Museum shows we must safeguard our history and heritage
The Globe and Mail, September 7, 2018
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Disaster Preparedness |
Disaster Preparedness & Response Resources
American Alliance of Museums
Think the museum fire in Brazil can't happen here? Think again
Los Angeles Times, September 9, 2018
Brazil's Museum Fire Proves Cultural Memory Needs a Digital Backup
Wired, September 7, 2018
Fire Safety at Canadian Museums Faces Review
Times Colonist, September 11, 2018
Canadian libraries and museums prepare for natural disasters, digital threats
The Hamilton Spectator, September 4, 2018
A fire destroyed Brazil's National Museum. How safe is the Royal B.C. Museum?
CBC News, September 4, 2018
International Committee on Museum Security Annual Conference- Disaster Planning
Nairobi, Kenya, September 17-19th, 2018
Brazil's museum inferno signals a need to better manage collections, says expert
CBC Radio, September 10, 2018
Lord Cultural Resources joins with the rest of the world in mourning this tragic loss; we pledge to work with our clients and colleagues to ensure preparedness and the protection of our cultural capital.
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