For eight-year-old Amit, a Class 2 student at a government primary school in Kakori block on the outskirts of Lucknow, mornings meant a short sprint to school. It was just 200 metres away from home.

The museum’s third floor contains what might be its most surprising feature: a 85-seat theater showing continuous Stooge shorts throughout the day. But this isn’t just any theater – it’s designed to ...