Museum of the Mummies of Guanajuato

Out of respect for the deceased and because I myself have mixed feelings about the topic, I will not post my photos here. However, if you still want to get an insight, you can do so on the museum's website: http://www.momiasdeguanajuato.gob.mx/index.html

These naturally mummified bodies were found in burial chambers for which no payments were made. That is why their names are also known and displayed in the museum showcases. In my opinion, this allows visitors to be aware that this is not just any attraction, but dead people who once lived, loved and worked in Guanajuato. They were not asked if their bodies could be displayed like this. I wouldn't want that.

But of course, curiosity also prevailed in me, and the considerations listed above only came to me later.

I also found it strange that whole families were in the museum and even took photos of the mummies and their children. But I suppose that is due to the Mexican's different approach to death.

The baby mummies also deeply affected me.

However, the macabre thing was the coffin in which almost all visitors stood and took pictures.

I didn't want to do that, I'm not in such a hurry with death... maybe I'm also a little superstitious, but I didn't want to send the wrong message and bad omens should not be conjured up.