National Museum of Brazil

Local nameMuseu Nacional
LocationSão Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The National Museum of Brazil was Brazil's oldest scientific institution. It is located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, where it is installed in the Paço de São Cristóvão, which is inside the Quinta da Boa Vista. The main building was originally the residence of the Portuguese Royal Family between 1808 and 1821 and was later used to house the Brazilian Imperial Family between 1822 and 1889. After the monarchy was deposed, it hosted the Republican Constituent Assembly from 1889 to 1891 before being assigned to the use of the museum in 1892. The building was listed as Brazilian National Heritage in 1938 and was largely destroyed by a fire in 2018.

Founded by King João VI of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves on 6 June 1818, under the name of "Royal Museum", the institution was initially housed at the Campo de Santana park, where it exhibited the collections incorporated from the former House of Natural History, popularly known as Casa dos Pássaros, created in 1784 by the Viceroy of Brazil,…

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Opening hours

Mon: noon - 5 pm (last entry 4 pm)
Tue-Sun: 10 am - 5 pm (last entry 4 pm)

Admission

Full: R$ 6
Reduced: R$ 3

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Brazil

Official Website http://www.museunacional.ufrj.br/

Link https://twitter.com/MuseuNacional

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MuseuNacionalUFRJ/

Email museu@mn.ufrj.br

Phone +55-21-25626900

Address Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Coordinates -22°54'20.371" N -43°13'35.481" E

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