Brazil’s National Museum director headed to Europe Tuesday for a two-week fundraising trip to help finance the rebuilding of the institution devastated by fire last year. Alexander Kellner told AFP he would visit Germany and France in search of support after failing to get the much-needed aid in Brazil. The fire affected collections from other countries.”Beyond funds needed for the reconstruction of Latin America’s main natural history museum, the institution needs money to safeguard artifacts rescued from the ashes of the gutted building. The total cost of restoring the National Museum will reportedly be around 100 million reais. NVGADVERTISEMENTRELATED STORIES:Brazil museum fire sparks soul searching about spendingBrazil museum holds first exhibition since fireRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 22, 2019 07:23 UTC