We’re All in Danger of Watching Our History Go Up in Flames

Museum security remains a work in progress around the world

Washington Post
Sep 6, 2018 · 4 min read
An aerial view of the National Museum of Brazil is seen after a devastating fire on Sept. 3 in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images

By Hugh Eakin

Around midday on April 15, 1958, New York’s Museum of Modern Art erupted in flames. The three-alarm fire spread rapidly, threatening the world’s preeminent collection of 20th-century paintings and leaving nearly 200 people…

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