Museu Nacional

Museu Nacional
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Museu Nacional/UFRJ is part of the Ministry of Education. It is the oldest scientific institution in Brazil and the biggest museum of natural history and anthropology in Latin America. Founded by D. João VI in June 6th, 1818, and initially based in Campo de Sant'Anna, it served the country to promote the cultural and economic development of the country.
Originally named Museu Real, it was incorporated to the Universidade do Brasil in 1946. Currently the Museum is part of the academic structure of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
The Museum located at Paço de São Cristóvão from 1892 -- residency of the Brazilian Imperial Family until 1889 -- gave to it a distinguished character if compared to other institutions of the area. It is the same place where the royal family lived for so many years (where D. Pedro II was born and the First Republican Constitutional Assembly happened), and today is the interface between memory and scientific production.

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Museu NacionalQuinta da Boa Vista - São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro - RJ
Rio de Janeiro
20940-040
Brazil
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