Earth Sciences Museum

Façade of the museum (2009)
Aereal view of the museum in the Urca neighbourhood.
The States Pavilion at the National Exposition of Brazil, 1908

The Earth Sciences Museum (Museu de Ciências da Terra) is a geological museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The building was part of the National Exposition of Brazil in 1908. Its collection includes minerals,[1] fossils, and geological exhibits. The building was constructed in 1907[2] for the National Exposition of Brazil and was intended to be permanent. At the exposition, it was the States Pavilion.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Rock Science: Brazil's Museum of Earth Sciences". Archived from the original on 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  2. ^ Ltda, Debrito Propaganda (2015-08-19). "Centros e Museus de Ciência do Brasil 2015: Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação".
  3. ^ "Curiosidades Cariocas: Expo 1908 (Palácio dos Estados)" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. ^ "21st World Congress of Soil Science (WCSS)". Retrieved 28 November 2017.

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