• The National Museum of Brazil was heavily damaged by a large fire which began about 19:30 local time (23:30 UTC) on 2 September 2018.
  • Brazil’s National Museum may have gone down in one spectacular fire, but its staff argues years of neglect and defunding provided the kindling.
  • An aerial view of the National Museum of Brazil after a fire burnt it in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 3, 2018.
  • TV Globo also reported that some firefighters did not have enough water to battle the blaze. ... The National Museum of Brazil was engulfed by fire on Sunday.
  • In April 2016, India's National Museum of Natural History in New Delhi was also destroyed in a fire .
  • Residents of Rio de Janeiro watched part of their heritage burning to ashes as a devastating fire engulfed the National Museum of Brazil...
  • A massive fire raced through Brazil's National Museum in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday night and Monday morning.
  • The National Museum, seen from above, after the overnight fire in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... (Facial reconstruction at the National Museum of Brazil.
  • Firefighters and museum personnel carry a burnt painting from National Museum of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on Sept. 3, 2018 following a fire.Silvia Izquierdo—AP.
  • AFP The Bendego meteorite in the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, which was gutted by fire on 2 September 2018 AFP.