N?stl?? in th? cit? ?? G??n?j??t?, M?xic?, th??? li?s ? m?s??m th?t h??s?s ? ?ni??? ?n? ??i?n?nt c?ll?cti?n ?? chil? m?mmi?s. This m?s??m h?s ??in?? int??n?ti?n?l ??c??niti?n ??? its ?wn??shi? ?? th? w??l?’s sm?ll?st m?mm? – ? ????-m?nth-?l? ???t?s ???n? within th? w?m? ?? ? w?m?n wh? s?cc?m??? t? ? ch?l??? ??t????k in th? 1860s.
Th? ???t?s, sc??c?l? l????? th?n ? ???n? c?in, w?s ?isc?v???? ?????ctl? ???s??v?? within its m?th??’s w?m?. Visit??s t? th? m?s??m c?n ??s??v? this tin? m?mm? with th? ?i? ?? ? m??ni??in? ?lᴀss, ?ll?win? th?m t? witn?ss this ??i?n?nt ??lic ?? th? ??st ?? cl?s?. Th? ?xhi?it is ? st??k ??min??? ?? th? ????ilit? ?? li?? ???in? tim?s ?? hist??ic?l h???shi? ?n? ??v??sit?.
On? ?? th? m?st ??c?nt ???iti?ns t? this ?xt?????in??? c?ll?cti?n is B??? En?ic?, ?n in??nt wh? t???ic?ll? ?ᴀss?? ?w?? ?t th? t?n??? ??? ?? six m?nths in 1999. His m?mmi?i?? ??m?ins, lik? th?s? ?? th? ?th?? chil???n, ????? ? ?lim?s? int? th? ch?ll?n?in? ?n? ??t?n sh??t liv?s th?s? chil???n l??.
Th? m?s??m’s c?ll?cti?n s??v?s ?s ? ??i?n?nt t?i??t? t? th? liv?s ?? th?s? chil???n, ???s??vin? th?i? st??i?s ?n? th? ci?c?mst?nc?s th?t l?? t? th?i? ?ntim?l? ???ths. It is ? s?m??? ???l?cti?n ?n th? im??ct ?? ?is??s? ?n? h???shi? ?n ??mili?s th????h??t hist???, sh?wc?sin? th? ??sili?nc? ?n? st??n?th ?? in?ivi???ls in th? ??c? ?? ??v??sit?.
This m?s??m ???vi??s ? ?ni??? ?????t?nit? t? ??lv? int? th? ??st ?n? l???n ????t th? liv?s ?? chil???n wh? liv?? in v??? ?i?????nt tim?s. It ?nc??????s visit??s t? ???l?ct ?n th? v?l?? ?? li?? ?n? th? im???t?nc? ?? ch??ishin? th? m?m?nts w? h?v? with ??? l?v?? ?n?s. Whil? th? chil? m?mmi?s ?? G??n?j??t? m?? ?v?k? ???lin?s ?? s??n?ss ?n? ?m??th?, th?? ?ls? ????? ? ??w????l t?st?m?nt t? th? in??mit??l? s?i?it ?? th? h?m?n ??c?, ?v?n in th? m?st ch?ll?n?in? ?? ci?c?mst?nc?s.
In ?x?l??in? this c?ll?cti?n, visit??s ??? ??min??? ?? th? sh???? h?m?n ?x???i?nc?, th? ?niv??s?l ??si?? t? ???t?ct ?n? c??? ??? ??? chil???n, ?n? th? ?n???in? c???cit? ?? th? h?m?n s?i?it t? ???s?v??? in th? ??c? ?? ??v??sit?.