The Most Outrageous Toy Museums Around the World
If you take play seriously and you’re a connoisseur of toys, there are a range of notable toy collections found in various cities across the world. These museums showcase antique and modern toys from various cultures and periods. Some simply display their vast catalogs, while others offer impressive interactive exhibits.
1. Prague Toy Museum, Prague, Czech Republic
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Currently located in the Clam-Gallas Palace, an elegant Baroque building in Prague, the Prague Toy Museum is reportedly the second-largest collection in the world (after Penang Toy Museum in Malaysia). Neatly arranged in glass display cases, the museum showcases iconic and unusual toys from the past three centuries. The collection includes soldiers, dolls, trains, cars, teddy bears, mechanical toys and other objects that will transport you back in time. The museum also features a life-size Darth Vader statue, some very creepy dolls and a talking Trump doll released in 2004.
Prague Toy Museum, Clam-Gallasův palác, Husova 20, Staré Město, Czech Republic +420 720 203 692
2. Suomenlinna Toy Museum, Helsinki, Finland
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3. Toy and Model Museum, Brighton, United Kingdom
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4. Tartu Toy Museum, Tartu, Estonia
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5. Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York
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6. The Mexican Antique Toy Museum, Mexico City, Mexico
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This four-story building in the Mexican capital’s historic Doctores neighborhood is packed with superhero figures, robots, trains and Hello Kitty toys. The collection is curated by lifelong toy collector Roberto Shimizu and his son. The museum also features many Mexican toys, including an extensive range of lucha libre masks and memorabilia.
Mexican Antique Toy Museum, Olvera 15, Cuauhtémoc, Doctores, Mexico City, Mexico +52 55 5588 2100
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