10-05-2024 20:28 via theguardian.com

Rio National Museum Destroyed By Fire Gets A Major Donation

The fire, caused by an electrical short-circuit, destroyed about 85% of its archive of 20m artefacts. Losses included Egyptian and Greco-Roman relics acquired by the Brazilian imperial family, a large dinosaur named Dinoprata, and invaluable records of Indigenous life and culture in pre-colonial times. – The Guardian
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