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Two large collections of beautiful and varied Mexican children’s toys–from the Museo Nacional de Artes e Industrias Populares in Mexico City and the Casa de las Artesanias in Michoacan–make up the more than 1,000 toys on display at the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum in an exhibit opening today. El Juguete Popular Mexico (“popular toys of Mexico”) runs through June 9, with everything from string puppets to pinatas to musical instruments. Over the coming months, there’ll also be a slate of Mexican toy makers in town for two-week stints to demonstrate things like pinata making and lacquering. Jesus Ramirez Rios is the first of these; beginning March 12, he’ll demonstrate how to make traditional Michoacan toys Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 to 4, through March 31. There’s an opening reception tonight at 6. The center is at 1852 W. 19th St.; admission is free. Call 738-1503.
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