Rio de Janeiro Travel Information
Historico Nacional Museum
The Historic National Museum, created in 1922, is one of the most important museums in the country. Its collection accounts to over 277,490 items, including the greatest numismatics collection of Latin America. The building where the museum stands used to be the Fort Santiago, at the Calabouço edge, one of the strategic points of defense of the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Address: Praça Marechal Âncora, near Praça XV, downtown. Phone: (21) 2550 9220.
Hours of Operation: Tuesdays to Fridays from 10am to 5:30pm. Weekends and Holidays from 2pm to 6pm.
Fees: R$ 6,00 (3 dollars). Free admission for children under 5 years of age, tourist guides, and elderly citizens of 65 years of age or older.
To better plan your trip, know the long term exhibitions and services offered by the National Historical Museum.
Ground Floor
• Patio Minerva
• Auditorium
• Hall of BankBoston chests Gallery
• Train House
• Memory Train House
• Coaches
• Patio of Cannons
• Reception and Museum Shop
• Access to the Hall 2nd Floor
• Bistro Coffee History
• Patio Gustavo Barroso
• Hall's 2nd Floor
• The trajectory of a Museum: Widescreen MultiVídeo
• Oreretama
• Portuguese in the World
• Pharmacy Novaes Teixeira
• The Nation Building
• Citizenship in Construction
• Patio Santiago
• Library
• Historical Archive
• Coins Tell the Story
• Collections of Coins, A History X
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Activities near to Historico Nacional Museum
| Mercado Cultural Praça XV (market) - Cultural Market is a monthly event focused on crafts, culture, gastronomy and leisure, held the second Saturday of each month along Market Street in the heart of Traditional Cultural Corridor of the City of Rio de Janeiro.Considered a historic site because it retained royalty and served as a cradle for the political transformations in Brazil, Praça XV became a refuge for those who enjoy the wonderful houses and visit dozens of tourist ... Address: Praça Mercado Municipal - Centro Rio de Janeiro - RJ Distance: 0.05km from the Historico Nacional Museum |  |
| CCPJ - Old Courthouse Cultural Center (theater) - Palace of Justice to cultural space. Designed by architect Fernando Sampaio Nereus, the building opened in 1926. Today, it houses a cultural center (CCPJ-RJ) and a museum.
The CCPJ Cultural Center of the judiciary of Rio de Janeiro was created in March 2009 and debuted its activities in November 2010 with the reopening of the Old Courthouse, featuring a dramatized reading of The Physicists by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, with a cast made u... Address: R. Dom Manoel, 19 - Centro Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 20010-090 Distance: 0.24km from the Historico Nacional Museum |  |
| Praça XV de Novembro (historical) - Praça XV de Novembro, no doubt can be considered one of the most important city of Rio de Janeiro, because it occurred over several centuries, the most significant events that affected the fate not only the city but also the country.At the commencement of the seventeenth century when the Castle Hill began to be small for the city, it launched itself to the Meadow, where there was already a chapel, built to Our Lady of O ', located in a... Address: Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro-Central de Regulação, Praça Quinze de Novembro, 4 - Centro, Rio de Janeiro - RJ Distance: 0.36km from the Historico Nacional Museum |  |
Restaurants near to Historico Nacional Museum
| Albamar is a Seafood restaurant that is roughly 0.00km from Historico Nacional Museum and can be found at Praça Marechal Âncora, 186 |
| Bob´s - Erasmo Braga is a American restaurant that is roughly 0.00km from Historico Nacional Museum and can be found at Av. Erasmo Braga, Bob's opened its first store in 1952 in Copacabana, launching in Brazil the hot-dog, hamburger, milkshake and a sundae. Currently there are 586 outlets in 23 states, with headquarters Bob's - Figueiredo de Magalhaes, Rio de Janeiro. Today a major requested this fast-food milkshake is the Ovaltine, and Big Bob's burger, which comes with 10 |
| Taifeiro is a Appetizers restaurant that is roughly 0.00km from Historico Nacional Museum and can be found at Av. Erasmo Braga, 0 |
| Cosmopolitan is a Pub restaurant that is roughly 0.00km from Historico Nacional Museum and can be found at Rua da Assembléia, 13 |
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