There\u2019s a 100-year-old baby Jesus doll from Malta, a mosaic sculpture, a sheep ornament made of a Liberian civil war bullet, a detailed nativity scene the size of half a thumb, and even gingerbread from Warsaw.<\/p>\n \u201cOur personal highlights include a pregnant Mary, hand painted by widows of the drug violence in Columbia, one handmade by a refugee Muslim woman in Palestine, and the fearsome large Herod that came off a carousel in New York State.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are interesting artefacts that date back 2000 years to the time of the Birth of Jesus; coins from the time and place that Jesus was born, a coin that shows the star event that was evident at the time of the birth, and a hand-made oil lamp from Israel,\u201d Ms Tonkin said.<\/p>\n Regardless of whether visitors are religious or not, she said there\u2019s something for every person to enjoy, from the art and history layer to the \u201cinternationality and culture,\u201d to kids\u2019 nativity toys and a hunt around the room.<\/p>\n Over the last 10 years, the presentation has travelled across western Victoria, to Melbourne, Canberra, and schools.<\/p>\n \u201cThe powerful question of, \u2018what would the Nativity look like if it happened in your time and town?\u2019 has provoked some amazing learning and responses,\u201d Ms Tonkin said.<\/p>\n \u201cOur favourite had the nativity being on the sixth floor of a high-rise in Flemington, with the shepherds being replaced by the homeless, and the wise men being replaced by the doctors and nurses from the big hospitals.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/11\/IMG_4459-300x200.jpg\")