In March of this year, UNESCO, Vale Foundation, and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) signed a technical cooperation agreement that aims at implementing the structure of the 'Museu Nacional Vive' project.
UNESCO has been supporting the reconstruction and restoration of the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, which was partially devasted by a major fire on September 2, 2018. There has been an average increase of 25% per year since the first edition a 23% increase in the number of registered events and a 103% increase in the number of visitors compared to the week before the event. In Brazil, the Brazilian Museum Institute (IBRAM) organizes the National Museum Week which has generated a growing engagement of the institutions and the public with the Day. The date was established in 1977, by the International Council of Museums (ICOM), and as for 2019, 37,000 museums have participated in related events in 158 countries and territories. The Day serves also as a call for the need for protection and preservation of the human heritage. This celebration aims at becoming a meeting point for raising awareness about museums, which is an important means of transmission and cultural exchange and represents the cultural and natural diversity of humanity. This Monday (18th) the world celebrates International Museum Day, with the theme “Museums for equality: diversity and inclusion”. Office of International Standards and Legal Affairs.
