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It’s easy to imagine Hollywood one day making an apocalyptic film that features the abandoned landscape with only these museum relics still standing — and “Split-Rocker” erupting in explosive, unkempt flowers.

With good ingredients, a little technique, and respect for the inherent generosity of the dish, a rice casserole moves from nostalgic relic to weeknight star.

The place seemingly closed for good during the pandemic, an aging relic in an era when people didn’t need to imagine themselves in Mexico for an evening because Mexicans were now all around them.

“Of the nearly two hundred written constitutions, the Constitution of the United States — the most influential constitution in the world — is also among the oldest, a relic,” Lepore asserts in her opening.

The exhibition is not only about peering at relics behind glass, but one that invites visitors to step into the filmmaking process.