Brazil's National Museum--Oh no...

[villa66]

The destruction by fire of Brazil's National Museum--it makes the heart hurt. And it seems sure--given what I'm reading about some of the lost collections--that our Forum's collectors of ancients will feel the losses very sharply indeed.

 

Condolences to us all, but of course to Brazilians most especially.

 

v.

[gcs]

Sources, please

[petronius arbiter]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/04/brazil-national-museum-fire-collection-destroyed-not-insured

petronius

(and in Italian too )

https://www.corriere.it/esteri/18_settembre_03/brasile-incendio-devasta-museo-nazionale-persi-200-anni-storia-940e5072-af51-11e8-8b32-ed1119b5e5f1.shtml

Modificato 5 Settembre, 2018 da petronius arbiter