This is the only thing I was permitted to take a picture of before having to place my camera into my book bag. This was not only shocking, but also very irritating because it’s ironic how photography is prohibited in this museum especially. I wondered if this was a policy solely for the current exhibits or a general museum rule. I purposefully chose this museum due to my interest in photography.

I was expecting to see works of international photographers with breathtaking landscape photos or other styles. Instead, there were these two exhibits, The Mexican Suitcase and Cuba in Revolution, which I knew nothing about. The Mexican Suitcase was most intriguing because it showcases recovered images from the Spanish Civil War that were considered to be lost since 1939. The pictures present a chronological timeline of the war and a closer look at the lives of the people struggling to survive.