SANTO DOMINGO. - The director of the Dominican Man Museum said that that institution lacks spaces to exhibit the body of the actor Nelson de la Rosa -who is in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s smallest man- and for that reason suggested that his relatives build a private museum.

Carlos Hernandez feels that they can erect their own museum, to exhibit, in addition to his body, his belongings, mentioning among them his lavish garments, footwear, hats, glasses, and the costumes he wore in the several films he acted in, and the circus performances.

"This museum is not for that, rather, its objective is to conduct anthropological and archaeological research on the natives who populated the island and to exhibit objects of the Dominican culture," he said.

He said that according to the Museum’s mission, it’s not advisable to exhibit de la Rosa’s corpse in this museum, though recognizing that this would increase the daily visits.

Hernandez stressed emphasized that to exhibit a human body it’s necessary to create a space with special conditions of temperature, and the Museum doesn’t have it.

The professional said that the construction or conditioning of a museum to exhibit the corpse of a person entails a very high sum of money. "Our museums do not have a capacity for this type of exhibits, but in the United States and other nations of the world there are museums where these exhibitions are done," he added.