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“Diamonds are forever”: O Museu Regional do Dundo e o papel da Geologia da Lunda no renascer de uma instituição histórica de Angola
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RESUMO: O Museu Regional do Dundo encerra uma rica história de pesquisas e formação de coleções que remonta à década de 1930. A sua fundação sob tutela da DIAMANG, não teria sido possível sem a intervenção do Administrador da Companhia, Ernesto Jardim de Vilhena (1876-1967), também ele colecionador e neto de Manuel Pereira Jardim (1818-1887), lente de Mineralogia, Geologia e Arte de Minas e responsável pela seção do Museu de História Natural da Universidade de Coimbra. Situado na Lunda Norte (NE de Angola), a sua existência esteve sempre relacionada com a exploração de diamantes. Mundialmente famoso durante o período colonial, devido às suas ricas coleções etnográficas e arqueológicas, a instituição encerrou temporariamente após a independência, renascendo com novo vigor na última década. A Geologia e a exploração mineira ocupam um lugar importante na moderna exposição de longa duração, onde se destacam temas de mineralogia regional, petrologia e mineração de diamantes.
ABSTRACT: The Regional Museum of Dundo has a rich history of collections and research tdating back to the 1930’s. Its foundation under the tutelage of DIAMANG would not have been possible without the intervention of the Company’s Administrator, Ernesto Jardim de Vilhena (1876-1967). He was also a compulsive collector and grandson of Manuel Pereira Jardim (1818-1887), for many years professor of Mineralogy, Geology and Art of Mines, and responsible for the section of the Natural History Museum of the University of Coimbra. Located in Northern Lunda (NE Angola), its existence was always related to diamond exploitation. Worldwide famous during the colonial period due to its rich ethnographical and archaeological collections, the institution closed temporarily after country independence, but was reborn with new strength in the last decade. Geology and mining today play an important role in the modern long-term exhibition, which highlights the themes of regional mineralogy, petrology, and diamond mining.
ABSTRACT: The Regional Museum of Dundo has a rich history of collections and research tdating back to the 1930’s. Its foundation under the tutelage of DIAMANG would not have been possible without the intervention of the Company’s Administrator, Ernesto Jardim de Vilhena (1876-1967). He was also a compulsive collector and grandson of Manuel Pereira Jardim (1818-1887), for many years professor of Mineralogy, Geology and Art of Mines, and responsible for the section of the Natural History Museum of the University of Coimbra. Located in Northern Lunda (NE Angola), its existence was always related to diamond exploitation. Worldwide famous during the colonial period due to its rich ethnographical and archaeological collections, the institution closed temporarily after country independence, but was reborn with new strength in the last decade. Geology and mining today play an important role in the modern long-term exhibition, which highlights the themes of regional mineralogy, petrology, and diamond mining.
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Dundo Museu Raízes históricas Geologia diamantífera Lunda Norte (Angola) Museum Historical roots Diamond geology Northern Lunda (Angola)
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Tshibango-André, I., Callapez, P.M., Andrade, P.S. & Brandão, J.M. (2025). “Diamonds are forever”: O Museu Regional do Dundo e o papel da Geologia da Lunda no renascer de uma instituição histórica de Angola. In: Comunicações Geológicas, 2025, vol. 112, Fascículo Especial I, pp. 501-504. https://doi.org/10.34637/91nz-j629
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LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia