National Museum of Brazil

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Museum_of_Brazil
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:museum
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Federal_University_of_Rio_de_Janeiro
gptkbp:buildingType gptkb:Paço_de_São_Cristóvão
gptkbp:collectionSize over 20 million items (before 2018 fire)
gptkbp:coordinates -22.9056, -43.2251
gptkbp:country gptkb:Brazil
gptkbp:director gptkb:Alexander_Kellner
gptkbp:established 1818
gptkbp:founder gptkb:King_João_VI_of_Portugal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Museum of Brazil
gptkbp:language Portuguese
gptkbp:location gptkb:Rio_de_Janeiro
gptkbp:notableEvent 2018 fire
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Egyptian_mummies
paleontological specimens
indigenous artifacts
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Bendegó_meteorite
gptkb:Luzia_Woman
gptkb:Maxakalisaurus_topai_fossil
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Imperial_Museum
gptkb:Royal_Museum
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:São_Cristóvão_Station
gptkbp:restored ongoing since 2018
gptkbp:status under restoration (as of 2024)
gptkbp:type gptkb:museum
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:part_of_Rio_de_Janeiro:_Carioca_Landscapes_between_the_Mountain_and_the_Sea
gptkbp:website http://www.museunacional.ufrj.br/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Imperial_Palace_of_São_Cristóvão
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4