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(Redirected from Toy Museum) Type of museum with a collection of toys For other uses, see Toy museum (disambiguation).
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The National Farm Toy Museum in Dyersville, Iowa, United States.
A display of Roman toys at the Museum of Archaeology in Tarragona, Spain.

A toy museum is a museum for toys. They typically showcase toys from a particular culture or period with their history. These are distinct from children's museums, which are museums for children, and are often interactive – toy museums may be aimed at children or adults, and may have interactive exhibits or be exclusively for display.

Notable toy museums

Tartu Toy Museum
Further information: Category:Toy museums

The following lists only museums specializing in toys, whose collections are open for public viewing. Some museums such as the American Museum of Natural History have toys on display in their permanent collection, but are not full-fledged toy museums and as such are not listed here. Also, organizations. such as The Doll and Toy "Museum" of New York City that hold toy collections but are not open for public viewing are not listed here.

Africa

Americas

North

Canada

Mexico

  • Antique Toy Museum (Museo del Juguete Antiguo), Mexico City

USA

South

Asia

Europe

Eastern
Western

Oceania

Former museums

References

  1. Jones, Elena (2022-04-09). "The History of Toys". Spiral Toys. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  2. "Žaislų muziejus".
  3. "Suomenlinnan lelumuseo". Suomenlinnan lelumuseo.
  4. "Συλλογή Παιχνιδιών - Μουσείο Μπενάκη".
  5. "The London Toy and Model Museum (1982-1999)". The Brighton Toy and Model Index. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

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