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The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Toy Story

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Mexico City is known for its museum and art scene. The collection at El Museo del Juguete Antiguo – The Antique Toy Museum – encourages visitors to lean into their imaginations – and reflect on the rich history and culture in this city.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I have a three-year-old niece whose room is cramped with toys. Toys on her bed, toys in her closet, toys underneath her bed, toys in a trunk, toys everywhere.

0:15.0

There are stuffed animals in every corner of her room.

0:17.0

There is Peppa Pig, Nala from Lion King,

0:20.0

a giant Hello Kitty, a Pikachu, and one of our favorites,

0:24.0

Baby Shark.

0:25.0

Toys can tell us a lot about a current period of time.

0:32.0

Power Rangers were a big hit back in the 90s. I couldn't get my hands on many of those toys, but I do remember having a Wright Ranger plush toy. And I remember the commercials.

0:43.0

It's the mighty orphaned Power Rangers, teenage defenders of Earth.

0:49.0

After 20 plus years, the Power Rangers series is still around, so when I see them it brings back nostalgia.

0:56.1

That's the magic a toy has. It's for entertainment, but for a child it's more than just that.

1:03.0

And at one museum in Mexico City, these kind of toys are a time capsule of Mexico's rich cultural history. I'm an o'marallis, and this is Atlas Obsterra, a celebration of the world's strange incredible and wondrous places.

1:18.0

Today we're taking a look inside and Moseau de la Hoquetteu, the Antique Toy Museum, a museum that not only plays with your imagination, but also serves

1:28.3

as a creator's vault of memories of Mexico's rich culture and history.

1:33.0

More after this.

1:35.0

One, two, three,

1:40.0

ten,

1:42.0

Yake! 3. I've been to Mexico City more than once. I always try to make a stop at a museum to enrich my knowledge of the country where my parents are from.

2:06.0

On my last visit, I made my way to a neighborhood called Colonia Doctoris.

2:10.0

It's widely known for being home to Arina Mexico, an indoor space where a professional wrestling or

2:16.2

Lucha Libre as it's known here takes place.

2:20.4

This neighborhood is also home to a quirky building.

2:23.0

It's five floors.

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