Memory and Tolerance Museum

On the Grid : Museo Memoria y Tolerancia

"MYT is a museum with the goal of promoting tolerance, zero violence and human rights through the study and understanding of historic memories, especially those related to genocides and crimes against humanity. Filled with uncanny sculptural works and breathless architecture and spaces, MYT is a space to find inspiration and re-think our value and role in this society." - Bryant Castro & Abel Coss from Open Late

"Memorializing History's Losses at a Memory and Tolerance Museum More than 10 years in the making, the Museo de la Memoria y Tolerancia (Museum of Memory and Tolerance) may seem somewhat out of place if you don't know much about Mexico City 's immigrant population and the capital's role in Jewish history... and that's one reason the museum is worth a visit. In addition to explaining how the city's Jewish population burgeoned during the mid-20th-century, and, of course, memorializing the Holocaust, the museum features permanent exhibits documenting genocides that have occurred elsewhere, including Latin America and Africa. Themes are somber, of course, but the aim is to prevent future episodes from occurring by educating visitors about the importance of memory and tolerance."

"With a focus on human rights atrocities around the world, from an extensive exhibition on the Holocaust, to Darfur, Armenia, and Guatemala, this intelligently designed museum encourages empathy, tolerance, and commitment. After witnessing the devastation and horrors that have occurred around the world, visitors (literally) see a ray of light, and enter a room where they're encouraged to make a choice between ambivalence and committing to take action. All in all, it's actually an uplifting experience. In a country not unfamiliar with human rights abuse, this fantastic museum is making an important case for tolerance. Having partnered with Sesame Street (Plaza Sesamo), they've also developed an outstanding curriculum for kids which includes activities around bullying, a rampant problem in Mexican schools these days."

"Museo Memoria y Tolerancia, Centro Historico by Bryant Castro & Abel Coss from Open Late. MYT is a museum with the goal of promoting tolerance, zero violence and human rights through the study and understanding of historic memories, especially those related to genocides and crimes against humanity. Filled with uncanny sculptural works and breathless architecture and spaces, MYT is a space to find inspiration and re-think our value and role in this society."