Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - A global tragedy: Brazil's National Museum gutted by fire

It is a colossal loss.  I hope a concerted effort is made to protect whatever is saved. 

Segun Ogungbemi. 

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On Sep 3, 2018, at 7:43 AM, Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

As someone who has visited this museum on three occasions, I cannot but weep over this calamity.

 

https://www.axios.com/massive-fire-gutted-brazil-national-museum-001ef8c7-78bd-4658-9870-bfb133584f08.html

 

 

How could this have happened, to lose an entire national museum?

 

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