Issue # 272 _ October 2018
HERITAGE
The pain of loss
Six hours of fire destroyed 200 years of heritage at the largest natural-history museum in Latin America
By RedaçãoORGANIZATION
Dashed hopes
The National Museum was preparing for a revitalization project when it was obliterated by fire
By Fabrício MarquesMANAGEMENT
Strategies to keep museums healthy
Financial sustainability and flexible management are challenges facing museum managers
By Bruno de PierroUNIVERSITY MUSEUMS
Centers for generating knowledge
University museums organize exhibitions, administer graduate programs, and do research
By Carlos FioravantiHISTORY
Memories indelible by fire
For 200 years, the National Museum contributed knowledge in the natural sciences and inspired the creation of several other science museums
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeGRADUATE STUDIES
Studies in jeopardy
Fire affects six of the institution’s graduate programs, of which two are world-class
By Yuri VasconcelosSOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Rebuilding heritage
Partnerships with indigenous peoples and community associations will be decisive to the restoration of ethnographic and linguistic collections
By Christina QueirozArchaeology
Prehistory in pieces
The skull of Luzia and a 2,800-year-old Egyptian mummy were among the more than 100,000 items in the archaeology and biological anthropology collections
By Marcos PivettaNATURAL HISTORY
A new window on the sertão
The foundation created by archaeologist Niède Guidon is set to inaugurate its Museum of Nature in December at Serra da Capivara National Park in Piauí
By Marcos PivettaGEOSCIENCES
The ruins of rare stones
The geology and paleontology collection at the National Museum contained 70,000 pieces, such as meteorites, unique pterosaurs, and mineral specimens from the Portuguese royal family
By Marcos PivettaZOOLOGY
Saved fauna
The National Museum and USP Zoology Museum hold vast animal collections that can be difficult to preserve
By Maria GuimarãesBOTANY
The roots of knowledge
Installed a decade ago in its own building at Quinta da Boa Vista, the herbarium survived intact
By Maria GuimarãesAmazonia
Brother in the North
Emílio Goeldi Museum of Pará reaches 152nd anniversary with 4.5 million items preserved, but few protected
By Ricardo ZorzettoMUSEOLOGY
The hidden lives of museum collections
Preservation of museum collections involves complex work and multidisciplinary teams
By Christina Queiroz
