Insect Museum in Mexico celebrates International Museum Day

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Insect Museum in Mexico celebrates International Museum Day

STORY: Insect Museum in Mexico celebrates International Museum Day DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): JESUS PUENTE, Entomologist and director of Insects Museum in Queretaro 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): CAROLINA, Mother of family 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): ESMERALDA SANTIAGO, Elementary school teacher STORYLINE: The Insect Museum in Mexico on Wednesday celebrated the International Museum Day with interaction activities, which allowed visitors to place tarantulas and giant cockroaches from Madagascar in their hands. This museum was founded by the 70-year-old entomologist Jesus Puente, who shared his collection of 2,600 insects which he has spent almost a half-century on studying and collecting. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): JESUS PUENTE, Entomologist and director of Insects Museum in Queretaro "Well, I started this collection 50 years ago. It was a hobby. I started to like insects in elementary school, and then in middle school I began t

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