Night at the Museum, Mayan Miniature Figures

original movie prop

A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc. From the 2006 film Night at the Museum, these figures were used in “The Hall of Miniatures” exhibit in the Museum’s Mayan diorama display. As the inhabitants of the diorama, the miniature people magically come to life at night and can be seen in the foreground. The Mayans can been seen multiple times including when Jedediah the  miniature cowboy and his men capture Larry (Ben Stiller) after he is hit by miniature darts fired by the miniature figurines from the Mayan diorama. The beautifully detailed and hand painted figures are constructed of a resin type material with a protruding pin to the base for ease of secure placement on set while the temple style display was made to give the feeling of the diorama seen on screen.