Museu Histórico Nacional (Brazil)
Museu Histórico Nacional (MHN) is a Brazilian national historical museum founded in 1922 in Rio de Janeiro on Praça Marechal Âncora of the historic center of the Zona Central .
The museum has over 287,000 exhibits, including a large coin collection from Latin America .
The museum is located in the buildings of Fort St. James of Mercy , built in 1603 ; the first building complexes go back to an order issued in 1567 by King Sebastian of Portugal . In 1693 the Calaboose prison was built on the site . In 1762 the ammunition depot Casa do Trem was added to the fort . The last extensions were the arsenal in 1764 and barracks in 1835.
The National Museum was established in August 1922 by decree of the Brazilian President Epitácio Pessoa . The museum houses, among other things, a museum library.
The museum director has been the historian Paulo Knauss de Mendonça since 2014 .
Publications
Illustrations
The coronation throne of King Peter II
Left wall: One of the most important works: “The Battle of Riachuelo ”, 1882.
The coronation throne of King John VI. from Portugal.
Permanent exhibition, carriage collection.
Interior of the museum.
Interior of the Museu Histórico Nacional
"Retrato de D. Pedro II" ( Delfim da Câmara ).
"Passem do Chaco" ( Pedro Américo ).
"A fragata Constituição" ( Eduardo de Martino ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decreto N ° 15.596, de 2 de agosto de 1922. Crêa o Museu Historico Nacional e approva o seu regulamento. Website of the Câmara dos Deputados. Retrieved September 3, 2018 (Portuguese).
- ↑ Nomeado o novo diretor do Museu Histórico Nacional. Website of the Instituto Brasileiro de Museus - IBRAM. Retrieved September 3, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
Coordinates: 22 ° 54 ′ 21.27 " S , 43 ° 10 ′ 10.28" W.