The National Historical Museum, with the sponsorship of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Brazilian Ministry of Culture and the National Bank for Economic and Social Development/BNDES, recuperated the "Casa do Trem", an important edifice within its architectural complex, to house the numismatic collection.

The restoration and adaptation of the "Casa do Trem", an edifice that integrates the architectural complex of the National Historical Museum, permitted the definitive installment of the Museum's numismatic collection, one of the most important ones of its kind in the world, under the ideal technical conditions and according to the international safety patterns.

A specialized library and the Center of Numismatic Studies are already functioning, as well as the galleries for temporary exhibitions and the space dedicated to the memory of the "Casa do Trem", that registers its importance as one of the eldest public constructions in Rio de Janeiro.

Shortly to come, the opening of the permanent exhibition "The History of Money".

Know more about the history of the edifice, the chronology of the principal occurrences and the restoration process of the "Casa do Trem".